Think of how stupid the average person is. Now realize that by definition HALF of the population is even STUPIDER
— Lex
Either that wallpaper has to go, or I shall
— Oscar Wilde, on his deathbed
Love is the triumph of imagination over the intelligence
— Danny Cevidanes
Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best
— Woody Allen
I may have thought the road to a world of free and happy human beings shorter then it is proving to be, but I was not wrong in thinking that such a world is possible, and that it is worth while to live with a view to bringing it nearer. I have lived in pursuit of a vision, both personal and social. Personal: to care for what is noble, for what is beautiful, for what is gentle; to allow moments of insight to give wisdom to more mundane times. Social: to see in imagination the society that is to be created, where individuals grow freely, and where hate greed and envy die because there is nothing to nourish them. These things I believe, and the world, for all its horrors, has left me unshaken
— Bertrand Russell
There are only four questions of value in life. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made of? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love
— From Don Juan Demarco
Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away...Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfilment
— Thomas Mann
Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on
— Samuel Butler
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence
— Napoleon
I can resist everything except temptation
— Oscar Wilde
In love and dreams all things are possible
— anon
Nobody ever went broke overestimating the vulgarity of the American people
— anon
With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree