Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 02, 2017
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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Lily Tomlin (1939 - )  
The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.
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Maureen Murphy  
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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Andre Maurois (1885 - 1967)  
The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.
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Lewis Thomas (1913 - 1993)  
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