Wit & Wisdom

“The only truly serious questions are the ones that even a child can formulate.”

Milan Kundera, quoted in NPR.org

“Any girl can be glamorous. All she has to do is stand still and look stupid.”

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Hedy Lamarr, quoted in Wired.com

“A well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”

Alexander Hamilton, quoted in The Buffalo News

“Expressing anger is a form of public littering.”

Scientist Willard Gaylin, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal

“The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.”

Author William Gibson, quoted in the Sacramento News & Review

“Moral indignation is just jealousy with a halo around it.”

H.G. Wells, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com

“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.”

Helen Keller, quoted in the Boulder, Colo., Daily Camera