“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”
Nikita Khrushchev, quoted in the London Independent
“Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.”
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“Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.”
H.G. Wells, quoted in Marketwatch.com
“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.”
Composer Burt Bacharach, quoted in Piano World
“People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.”
Essayist Agnes Repplier, quoted in the Orlando Sentinel
“The things we know best are the things we haven’t been taught.”
French writer Marquis de Vauvenargues, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
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