Wit & Wisdom
from Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Orwell, Peter Ustinov, Joseph Heller, Arthur Miller
“You can always count on the U.S. to do the right thing—once it has exhausted the alternatives.’’
Winston Churchill, quoted in the London Guardian
“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”
George Orwell, quoted in the Associated Press
“It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.”
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Actor Peter Ustinov, quoted in the Lowell, Mass., Sun
“Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.”
Joseph Heller, quoted in Book Reporter
“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.”
Arthur Miller, quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune
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