Wit & Wisdom
Viscountess Nancy Astor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anthony Bourdain
“The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.”
Viscountess Nancy Astor, quoted in the Associated Press
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Forbes.com
“What do you call an economist with a prediction? Wrong.”
Author Robert Kuttner, quoted in MarketWatch.com
“When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.”
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Comedian Steven Wright, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, quoted in Real Simple
“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
Anthony Bourdain, quoted in Salt Lake City Weekly
“A humanitarian is always a hypocrite.”
George Orwell, quoted in Gawker.com
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