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A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
POP. J. O'Rourke1947–2022
- Government
- Luck
A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.
POP. J. O'Rourke1947–2022Modern Manners (1983)
The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
Augustine of Hippo354–430
I went out to the country so i could examine the simple things in life.
Henry David Thoreau1817–1862
Of course I don’t believe in it. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.
Niels Bohr1885–1962
- Luck
Goldie and I did have a car stolen right out of our yard. It took us three days to notice.
Kurt Russellborn 1951
What we humans are is really a remarkable thing. How can you doubt that we will survive and mature? There may be a lot of wisdom in the old statement about looking on the world lovingly. If we can, perhaps the world will have time to resolve itself.
Gene Roddenberry1921–1991
Rhis is to be asserted in general of men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous, and as long as you succeed, are yours entirely; they will offer you their blood, property, life, and children…when the need is far distant; but when it approaches, they will turn against you.
Niccolò Machiavelli1469–1527The PrinceIn context
It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. Somerset Maugham1874–1965The Mixture As Before (1940) “The Treasure”
A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.
Laurence J. Peter1919–1990
Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
ENEarl Nightingale1921–1989
It is not what you look at, but what you see.
Henry David Thoreau1817–1862
An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
William Jennings Bryan1860–1925
The simplification of anything is always sensational.
G. K. Chesterton1874–1936Varied Types (1903)
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
Mark Twain1835–1910