David’s Mood – Page 25 – Thoughts of an old curmudgeon

“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”
– Mark Twain

On Publishing Mark Twain's Autobiography : NPR

“The Vatican is against surrogate mothers. Good thing they didn’t have that rule when Jesus was born.”
– Elayne Boosler

The Comedy Master Who Hasn't Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler - The New York Times

“If England treats her criminals the way she has treated me, she doesn’t deserve to have any.” – Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: Biography, Author, Playwright, Imprisonment

“The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.”
– Laurence J. Peter

Laurence J. Peter biography and quotes - Toolshero

“If there is another way to skin a cat, I don’t want to know about it.”
– Steve Kravitz

1990 Steve Kravitz from MTV Half-Hour Comedy Hour - video Dailymotion

“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.”
– Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover's Hidden Economic Acumen | History| Smithsonian Magazine

“The best audience is intelligent, educated, and a little drunk.”
– Alben Barkley

Former Veep Alben Barkley at the Book and Author Luncheon | Annotations: The NEH Preservation Project | WNYC

“The best way to prevent sea sickness is to sit under a tree.”

– Spike Milligan

“Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge’s chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.”
– Lillian Hellman

A Conversation With Lillian Hellman

“Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.”
– Sir Winston Churchill