Wit & Wisdom

“No man is ever free, and he couldn’t stand it if he were.”

William Faulkner, quoted in AmericanThinker.com

“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”

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George Carlin, quoted in the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch

“We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.”

Helen Hayes, quote in Bookreporter.com

“A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes, quoted in the Christchurch, New Zealand, Press

“Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.”

Bill Clinton, quoted in the Monterey, Calif., County Herald

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”

Ernest Hemingway, quoted in the Associated Press

“The only way to let your dreams come true is to wake up.”

Paul Valéry, quoted in The Village Voice