Quotable Quotes

FEBRUA RY 1967

A SPEECH IS LIKE A LOVE AFFAIR. ANY FOOL CAN START IT, BUT TO END IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE SKILL.

LORD MANCROFT, BUSINESSMAN

In the battle of existence, talent is the punch; tact is the clever footwork.

WILSON MIZNER, PLAYWRIGHT

No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a genuine spirit, a light hand and a large heart.

A. M. IN THE IRISH DIGEST

The Weather Bureau has changed its name to Environmental Science Services Administration – and we still get six inches [15 cm] of snow when the forecast says partly cloudy.

JACK WILSON, REGISTER AND TRIBUNE SYNDICATE

I DON’T THINK BEING WELLROUNDED IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT. I WOULD RATHER SEE PEOPLE WITH A CUTTING EDGE ON THEM.

BARNABY KEENEY IN LIFE

If you want people to notice your faults, start giving advice.

KELLY STEPHENS, ICE HOCKEY PLAYER

EDUCATION IS DISCIPLINE FOR THE ADVENTURE OF LIFE.

ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD, PHILOSOPHER