“When I was young, I used to think that money was the most important thing in life. Now that I am old, I know it is.”
Oscar Wilde, quoted in the Chicago Tribune
“We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.”
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“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.”
Jonathan Swift, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“Passion is an amazing flotation device.”
Comedian Lizz Winstead, quoted in O, The Oprah Magazine
“If you have talent, you don’t have to tell people.”
Baseball Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese, quoted in the Los Angeles Times
“A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.”
Jerry Seinfeld, quoted in the United Press International
“Tradition is tending the flame, it’s not worshiping the ashes.”
Composer Gustav Mahler, quoted in The New York Times
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