Wit & Wisdom
From Carrie Fisher, Bill Cosby, Dudley Moore, Carl Jung, Harry Golden, Abraham Lincoln
“Celebrity is just obscurity biding its time.”
Carrie Fisher, quoted in New York magazine
“There’s a time and a place for everything, and it’s called college.”
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Bill Cosby, quoted in The Boston Globe
“The best car safety device is a rearview mirror with a cop in it.”
Dudley Moore, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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Carl Jung, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”
Writer Harry Golden, Vancouver, Wash., Columbian
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
Abraham Lincoln, quoted in The Toledo Blade
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