Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - April 12, 2014
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
[info][add][mail]
John Cage (1912 - 1992)  
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
[info][add][mail]
Rita Mae Brown  
I don't like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism.
[info][add][mail]
Howard Dietz  
Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.
[info][add][mail]
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)  
- Get daily quotes on Twitter.

If an author's name is highlighted, you can click it for more quotations by that author. Click on a quotation for more information about it, or click on the icons next to each quotation:

  • [info] View further information about the quote or link to it on its own page
  • [mail] Email the quotation to yourself, or to a friend
  • [notes] View notes about the quotation

Note: These quotes are randomly selected from my collection by an automatic routine once a day. If you want more quotes, try the Quotations by Author page to browse our entire collection, or try the Random Quotations Page, which chooses new quotes each time you load it.