Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - December 13, 2024
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
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George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"  
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  
A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.
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Sir Barnett Cocks (1907 - 1989)  
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
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Sydney J. Harris  
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