Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 15, 2016
It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
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Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)  
A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
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Edmond de Goncourt (1822 - 1896)  
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
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Doug Larson  
A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment.
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Willis Player  
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