Notebooks

Invention is the mother of necessity. Thorstein Veblen

The way to succeed is to double your error rate. Thomas J. Watson

If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect. Ted Turner

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. Tallulah Bankhead

We don't see the things the way they are. We see things the way WE are. Talmund

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good. Samuel Johnson

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. Thomas Szasz

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. Terence

I have such a high regard for the truth that I use it sparingly. Timothy Connor

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. Rodney Dangerfield

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all. Robert Orben

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. Ronald Reagan

Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped. Sam Levenson

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Robert M. Pirsig

My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met. Rodney Dangerfield

Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost. Russell Baker

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it. Sam Levenson

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. Robert Heinlein

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. Saint Theresa of Jesus

If there's only one answer, then this must not be a very interesting topic. Ron Jeffries

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask. Sam Keen

You almost never get the pleasure of seeing that you won the argument in real time. People just don't like to publicly change their minds. They change their minds in private. Sam Harris