Stephen's Quotes for the Depression Forums 5-14
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:48 pm
Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.
-- Solomon Short
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.
-- Pierre Gallois
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
-- Joseph Addison
I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a masochist.
-- Sally Kempton
-- Solomon Short
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.
-- Pierre Gallois
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
-- Joseph Addison
I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a masochist.
-- Sally Kempton