Quote of the Day

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 24th February:

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."



Henny Youngman
(01/12/1906 – 02/24/1998)
US comedian

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Way to go, Henny !

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 25th February:

"The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees,
realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities."


Thomas Moore
(05/28/1779 – 02/25/1852)
Irish writer

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Now, let's see, is this the latest Elvis forum, or did another one spring up overnight !

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 26th February:

"Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world except money."



Johnny Cash
(02/26/1932 – 09/12/2003)
US singer, songwriter, guitarist

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Well, you can at least do your worrying in comfort...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 27th February:

"I love being a writer.
What I can't stand is the paperwork."



Peter de Vries
(02/27/1910 – 09/28/1993)
US writer

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He could have used a PC...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 28th February:

"I hate pretty-looking boys.
I'd rather have a guy with a potbelly than one who's
in the gym all the time and watches what he eats."



Ali Larter
(02/28/1976 – )
US actor

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Why do I never meet women like that ?

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 1st March:

"Colin Powell's committed to come into the house of the master.
When Colin Powell dares to suggest something other than what the master wants to hear,
he will be turned back out to pasture."




Harry Belafonte
(03/01/1927 – )
US singer

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I'm sure Harry meant to say 'permitted' rather than 'committed' or maybe he's been misquoted there.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 2nd March:

"If you could choose one characteristic that would
get you through life, choose a sense of humor."


Jennifer Jones
(03/02/1919 – 12/17/2009)
US actor

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Way to go, Jennifer !

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 3rd March:

"Give the people not hell, but hope and courage."



Sir John Murray
(03/03/1841 – 03/16/1914)
Canadian scientist

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The current UK government seem to have got that arse-about-face....

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 4th March:

"If they give you lined paper,
write the other way."



William Carlos Williams
(09/17/1883 – 03/04/1963)
US poet

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That's the spirit, William !

I was in Argos just the other day & the slip said 'Collection Point B' & I went to 'A' !

Smash the system !

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 5th March:

"It's fun to be a woman.
It's fun to flirt and wear makeup and have boobs."



Eva Mendes
(03/05/1974 – )
US actor

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Guess we'll have to take your word on that one, Eva !

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And, as she's 41 today:

Happy Birthday, Eva !

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 6th March:

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."




Michelangelo Buonarotti
(03/06/1475 – 02/18/1564)
Italian painter, sculptor

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And there he is...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 7th March:

"If you would understand your own age,
read the works of fiction produced in it.
People in disguise speak freely."



Sir Arthur Helps
(03/07/1813 – 03/07/1875)
English writer

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Goes for internet forums, too.........

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 8th March:

"There is no reciprocity.
Men love women,
women love children,
children love hamsters."



Alice Thomas Ellis
(09/09/1932 – 03/08/2005)
Welsh writer
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I had a sneaky feeling something was going wrong....

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 9th March:

"Travel is the most private of pleasures.
There is no greater bore than the travel bore.
We do not in the least want to hear what he has seen in Hong-Kong."



Vita Sackville-West
(03/09/1892 – 06/02/1962)
English writer

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I wasn't going to mention it anyway...

[Luuk]

These days we can not only hear what he has seen in Hong-Kong (or anywhere else), we also get the photos while he is there if you are his Facebook-friend.