"Thomas Gray walks as if he had fouled his small-clothes and looks as if he smelt it." Christopher Smart
"Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe,
Bold I can meet—perhaps may turn his blow;
But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send,
Save, save, oh save me from the Candid Friend."
George Canning
"If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students choose to withdraw, all the income of the college will be devoted to his education."
  • Edward Everett
    (04/11/1794 – 01/15/1865)
    US educator, on admitting the first black student to Harvard
Edward Everett
"When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free." Charles Evans Hughes
"The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve." Dean Acheson
"The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us."
"I'm a half-assed celebrity—everyone knows Brenda Starr but nobody knows me." Dalia Messick
"If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it."
"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."
"Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in." Ellen Goodman
"I don't trust or love anyone. Because people are so creepy. Creepy creepy creeps. Creeping around. Creeping here and creeping there. Creeping everywhere. Crippity crappity creepies." Vincent Gallo