Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 04, 2017
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
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Mel Brooks (1926 - )  
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), An Essay on Self-Reliance  
First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint a second time.
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Honore de Balzac (1799 - 1850)  
Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.
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Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 07-15-06  
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