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Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.

Oscar Wilde

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

I must choose my words carefully in order to avoid any negative interpretation; among politicians, this is a tactic known as lying.

Pat Paulsen

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Characteristics Government Honesty Lies Politicians

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

Oscar Wilde

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Characteristics Honesty Dangerous Fatal Sincerity

Crowded lifts (elevators) smell different to people with restricted growth.

Renau's Ramblings

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Things Elevators Size Smell

It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.

Anonymous

Characteristics Bad Paranoia

What can I say about Milton Berle that he already hasn't said himself?

George Burns

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Characteristics Opinion Speech Humility Milton Berle

If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again.

Dr. Laurence J. Peter

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

Characteristics Honesty Lies

I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.

Dorothy Parker

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

Characteristics Communication Reading/Writing Truth

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

George Carlin

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Characteristics Cynics Idealists

If only I had a little humility, I would be perfect.

Ted Turner

(1938 – ) American businessman & baseball team owner

Characteristics Ego Humility

In the heat of a political lifetime, he innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation and then, sometimes years later, casually drops them into his public discourse, like gum balls in a quiche

Lucy Howard

Characteristics People About Ronald Reagan

Are you so unobservant that you do not yet realize that sanity and happiness are an impossible combination?

Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Characteristics Emotions Happiness Impossible Sanity

Show me a woman with both feet planted firmly on the ground – and I'll show you a girl who can't get her knickers off.

Kathy Lette

(1958 – ) Australian author

Characteristics People Women

He's so honest you can shoot dice with him on the telephone.

Dan Rather

(1931 – ) television newscaster

Characteristics Honesty Dice George Christian

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Jules Renard

(1864 – 1910) French author

Characteristics Situations Laziness

One thing that's good about procrastination is that you always have something planned for tomorrow.

Gladys Bronwyn Stern

(1890 – 1973) English writer & critic

Characteristics Procrastination

I’m too lazy to work and too scared to steal.

Tom Bolton

professional baseball player

Baseball Characteristics Sports Work Laziness On why he kept playing despite seven years in the minor leagues

Flatterer: one who says things to your face that he wouldn’t say behind your back.

Anonymous

Characteristics Communication People Speech Flatterer

Life is strange; every so often a good man wins.

Frank Dane

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

Characteristics Individuals Life People Success Good

There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats Grape Nuts on principle.

G.K. Chesterton

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Characteristics Eating Food/Drink People Impulse Simplicity

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.