Solomon Short Famous Quotes
The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky
"Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed"
"Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true."
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.
Solomon Short Quotations
"The difference between a boss and a leader a boss says, 'Go' - a leader says, 'Let's go'"
E M Kelly
"Courageous risks are life-giving, they help you grow, make you brave, and better than you think you are."
Joan L Curcio
"Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle."
Annie Besant
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
French Proverb
You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning.
Persian Proverb
"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the sense shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness."
Hellen Keller
It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living.
Bertrand Russell
I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
The man who dies rich dies disgraced.
Andrew Carnegie