Quips& Quotes

“Have I inadvertently said something foolish?” – Athenian politician Phocion, upon his opinion being cheered by the populace

“I hate going to museums because I can’t buy the art.” – Elton John on CNN

“You know how over the course of his time in office the president gets old and his hair turns grey? During this administration, instead of him, that’s going to happen to all of us.” – US talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel

“The inability to find and speak the truth is a failing that no talent for speaking the untruth can disguise.” – Russian poet and Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak

“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” – internet activist Wael Ghonim

“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.” – Voltaire

“Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.” – Sammy Davis Jnr

“Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms – if you don’t know how to do it properly, it’s best not to try.” – Tom Holt, novelist

“A shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.” – Anonymous

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.” – Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket