Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 24, 2008
A motion to adjourn is always in order.
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Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Lazarus Long: Time Enough For Love
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.
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Bagdikian's Observation
When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?'
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Rita Rudner
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
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Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
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