Author: Dave

“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.”
– W. Somerset Maugham

“She’s descended from a long line her mother listened to.”
– Gypsy Rose Lee

“I’ve always found paranoia to be a perfectly defensible position.”
– Pat Conroy

“It’s useless to hold a person to anything they say when they’re in love, drunk, or running for office.”
– Shirley MacLaine

“One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain’t nothin’ can beat teamwork.”
– Edward Abbey

“The point of public relations slogans like ‘Support our troops’ is that they don’t mean anything… That’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody’s going to be against, and everybody’s going to be for. ”
– Noam Chomsky

“Nobody roots for Goliath.”
– Wilt Chamberlain

“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived, and dishonest — but the myth — persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
– John F. Kennedy

“The prime purpose of eloquence is to keep other people from talking.”
– Louis Vermeil

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.”
– Robert Frost