2 A little pain never hurt anyone.
4 "A unified, neutral Germany? Given that nation's heritage, such a
5 phrase may prove to be the oxymoron of the decade." -Kevin M.
6 Matarese, Fulda, West Germany; as seen in "Letters", Time
7 magazine, p. 5, March 5, 1990.
9 A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. Include
10 me out. -Samuel Goldwyn
12 Christ was born in 4 B.C.
14 Cum tacent, clamant. When they are silent, they shout. -Cicero
16 Gentlemen, I want you to know that I am not always right, but I am
17 never wrong. -Samuel Goldwyn
19 Goes (Went) over like a lead balloon.
21 Honk if you are against noise pollution!
23 I'll give you a definite maybe. -Samuel Goldwyn
25 I'm not going to say, "I told you so."
27 I am a deeply superficial person. -Andy Warhol
29 I'm proud of my humility.
31 I can resist everything except temptation. -Oscar Wilde
33 If Roosevelt were alive, he'd turn over in his grave. -Samuel
36 If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive!
39 If you fall and break your legs, don't come running to me. -Samuel
42 I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them five years.
45 It isn't an optical illusion. It just looks like one.
47 It's more than magnificent-it's mediocre. -Samuel Goldwyn
51 No one goes to that restaurant anymore-it's always too crowded.
52 (attributed to Yogi Berra)
54 Our comedies are not to be laughed at. -Samuel Goldwyn
56 Parting is such sweet sorrow. -William Shakespeare
58 Procrastination means never having to say you're sorry.
60 "Professional certification for car people may sound like an
61 oxymoron." -The Wall Street Journal, page B1, Tuesday, July 17,
64 Referring to a book: I read part of it all the way through.
67 Smoking is the leading cause of statistics.
69 Some bachelors want a meaningful overnight relationship.
71 Talking about a piece of movie dialogue: Let's have some new
72 cliches. -Samuel Goldwyn
74 The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying.
77 Thank God I'm an atheist.
79 This report is filled with omissions.
81 We are not anticipating any emergencies.
83 We're overpaying him, but he's worth it. -Samuel Goldwyn
85 His honour rooted in dishonour stood,
86 And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
87 -- Alfred Lord Tennyson
89 The good oxymoron, to define it by a self-illustration, must be a
90 planned inadvertency. -Wilson Follett
92 An Irishman is never at peace except when he's fighting.
94 I marvel at the strength of human weakness.
96 Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it. -Irene Peter
98 Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.
101 Of course I can keep secrets. It's the people I tell them to that
102 can't keep them. -Anthony Haden-Guest
104 The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep. -W. C. Fields
106 I distinctly remember forgetting that. -Clara Barton
108 We must believe in free will. We have no choice. -Isaac B. Singer
110 I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
112 Monotheism is a gift from the gods.
114 After they got rid of capital punishment, they had to hang twice
115 as many people as before.
117 I never liked you, and I always will. -Samuel Goldwyn
119 Why don't you pair `em up in threes? -Yogi Berra
121 Our similarities are different. -Dale Berra, son of Yogi
123 After Donald Trump's stretch limousine was stolen and found
124 undamaged a few blocks away; he said, "Nothing was stolen. I had
125 an honest thief."-International Herald Tribune, page 3, March 2,
128 Some bird populations soaring down
129 -Headline of an article in
130 Science News, page 126, February 20, 1993.
132 Most bacteria have the decency to be microscopic. Epulopiscium
133 fishelsoni is not among them. The newly identified one-celled
134 macro-microorganism is a full .5 mm long, large enough to be seen
135 with the naked eye. Described in the current Nature, "It is a
136 million times as massive as a typical bacterium."-Time, page 25,
139 "Triumph without Victory, The Unreported History of the Persian
140 Gulf War", -Headline published in the U.S. News & World Report,
143 An empty cab drove up and Sarah Bernhardt got out. -Arthur Baer,
144 American comic and columnist
146 She used to diet on any kind of food she could lay her hands on.
147 -- Arthur Baer, American comic and columnist
149 The first condition of immortality is death. -Stanislaw Lec
151 As famous as the unknown soldier.
153 I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? -Benjamin Disraeli
155 Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man
156 can never learn anything from history. -George Bernard Shaw
158 William Safire's rules for writing as seen in the New York Times
160 Do not put statements in the negative form.
161 And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
162 If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great
163 deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
164 Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
165 Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
166 If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
167 Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
168 Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
169 Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
170 Last, but not least, avoid cliche's like the plague.
172 Everyone writes on the walls except me. -Said to be graffiti seen in Pompeii
174 I tripped over a hole that was sticking up out of the ground.
176 I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after
177 they're dead. -Samuel Goldwyn
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183 I disagree with unanimity.
185 "It's a step forward although there was no progress."
186 President Hosni Murbarak of Egypt attempting to put the best face
187 on a disappointing summit meeting between President Clinton and
188 the Syrian dictator Hafez Assad.
190 "I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better
191 to prophesy after the event has already taken place. " - Winston
194 All truths are true to an extend, including this one. -XA
196 Assume a virtue, if you have it not. -William Shakespeare
198 All generalisations are dangerous, including this one.