“People can live longer without food than without information.”
Author Arthur C. Clarke, quoted in the Quincy, Mass., Patriot Ledger
“There is a time for work. And a time for love. That leaves no other time.”
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Coco Chanel, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”
Napoleon Bonaparte, quoted in the Ventura County, Calif., Star
“There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night’s sleep.”
Editor Edgar Watson Howe, quoted in Bookreporter.com
“Those only are happy who have their mind fixed on some object other than their own happiness.”
John Stuart Mill, quoted in Forbes.com
“Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.”
Thornton Wilder, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Success is a tricky mistress. It is nice to have but it is a tricky thing to embrace.”
Robert Redford, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
