“Don’t be humble. You’re not that great.”
– Golda Meir
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus
handicapped.” – Elbert Hubbard
“They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take
the chance.” – Ronald Reagan
“Facts are stupid things.”
– Ronald Reagan (attempting to quote John Adams, who said “Facts are stubborn things.”)
“A gentleman never insults anyone unintentionally.”
– Oscar Wilde, in conversation
“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.”
– Sir Fred Hoyle, “London Observer,” 1979
“A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it
is for other people.”
– Thomas Mann, “Essays of Three Decades,” 1947