Archive for July, 2009

Toni Morrison on Friendship

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.

- Toni Morrison

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George Bernard Shaw on Patriotism

You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

- George Bernard Shaw

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Nathan Hale on Patriotism

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

- Nathan Hale

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Shaquille O’Neal on Sports

I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

- Shaquille O’Neal

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Bob Hope on Humor

A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.

- Bob Hope

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Denis Diderot on Government

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

- Denis Diderot

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Thomas A. Edison on Business

Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.

- Thomas A. Edison

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Francois Fenelon on War

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

- Francois Fenelon

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Jules Feiffer on Art

Artists can color the sky red because they know it’s blue. Those of us who aren’t artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we’re stupid.

- Jules Feiffer

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Anais Nin on Dreams & Dreaming

Dreams are necessary to life.

- Anais Nin

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