Wit & Wisdom

“If it weren’t for problems, the work day would be over by 10 a.m.”

Woody Allen, quoted in the Pensacola, Fla., News Journal

“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”

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Lady Gaga, quoted in the Gulfport, Miss., Sun Herald

“Anybody who thinks the world would be a better place if it were run by women doesn’t remember high school.”

Madeleine Albright, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

Ayn Rand, quoted in the Cortez, Colo., Journal

“We make up horrors to cope with real ones.”

Stephen King, quoted in the Portland, Maine, Press Herald

“When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you.”

Leonard Cohen, quoted in the Montreal Gazette

“You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.”

Babe Ruth, quoted in Forbes.com