"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
"But he that dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose."
Anne Brontė
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."
"The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions." Alfred Adler
"After the war, France and England should join hands to make a formidable fart."
  • Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor
    (06/28/1894 – 05/28/1972)
    English royalty, misspeaking in French to French troops during WWII
"I'm 49 years old and I'm cautious of the fact that very few people in comedy have careers after age 50. I think there's a notion in our society, and it may be valid, that people aren't as funny when they get older. It's a stigma still attached to the rebelliousness of youth. I do believe that sooner or later I'll get those great roles like Gary Sinise's part in "Forrest Gump" or Tommy Lee Jones' as "Two Face" in "Batman Forever"." Phil Hartmann (he dropped the second "n"
"Well, that was a cliff-dweller." Wesley Noreen Westrum