Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

History is full of stories, rants, perspectives, truths, lies, facts, details, opinions, ordinances, etc. The stories told by the men and women who were there, as well as by those who were not, and their comments, are items for display in the archives of humankind. Visit the museum and contribute.

"[responding to Thufir's resignation, after Paul narrowly cheats death via a "hunter-seeker," with which his chamber was boobytrapped] ... Enough of this, Thufir! *If* you made a mistake, it was in over-estimating the Harkonnens. Their simple minds came up with a simple trick! Moreover, Paul survived this largely because of your training; you didn't fail there."

Duke Leto Atreides

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"74. Have you ever noticed that the lawyer always smiles more than the client?"

George Carlin

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"75. I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it."

George Carlin

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"76. Just think, right now as you read this, some guy somewhere is gettin’ ready to hang himself."

George Carlin

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"77. The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."

George Carlin

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"78. If all our national holidays were observed on Wednesdays, we could wind up with nine-day weekends."

George Carlin

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"79. “Meow” means “woof” in cat."

George Carlin

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"80. Most people with low self-esteem have earned it."

George Carlin

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"81. Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit."

George Carlin

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"82. “No comment” is a comment."

George Carlin

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"83. If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work."

George Carlin

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"93. Hooray for most things!"

George Carlin

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"21. You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans."

George Carlin

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"101. It isn’t fair: the caterpillar does all the work, and the butterfly gets all the glory."

George Carlin

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"100. I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it."

George Carlin

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"99. Somehow I enjoy watching people suffer."

George Carlin

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"98. Life is a zero sum game."

George Carlin

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"97. May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house."

George Carlin

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"96. What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

George Carlin

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"95. I don’t have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights."

George Carlin

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"94. Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people’s stuff."

George Carlin

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"86. So far, this is the oldest I’ve been."

George Carlin

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"88. Do you think Sammy Davis ate Junior Mints?"

George Carlin

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"87. Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink, I think female alcoholics ought to be told not to fuck."

George Carlin

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"89. When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn’t a lot worth paying attention to."

George Carlin

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"85. Most of the time people feel okay. Probably it’s because at the moment they’re not actually dying."

George Carlin

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