Dave’s Daily Quotes

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting. ~ Abraham Maslow

I love that we can speak the same in 1,000 words, or a single glance, or a touch. ~ Larry Wiezycki

There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do. ~ Henry Kissinger

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination and hard work make the difference. ~ Calvin Coolidge

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. ~ Ralph Marston

Give up for a second and that is where you will finish.

Creating success is tough but keeping it is tougher. ~ Pete Rose

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor… rich is better. ~ Beatrice Kaufman

I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien (Bilbo Baggins)

Friends are God’s ways of apologizing for our families. ~ Anonymous

Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn’t be done. ~ Sam Ewing

Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all! ~ Sam Ewing

Both the cockroach and the bird could get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most. ~ Joseph Wood Krutch

One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before. ~ Kin Hubbard

I can always tell when the mother in law’s coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps. ~ Les Dawson

Yeah, I know I’m ugly… I said to a bartender, “Make me a zombie.”  He said, “‘God beat me to it.” ~ Rodney Dangerfield

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are preserved into perpetuity by a nation’s proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. ~ William Feather

The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor. ~ William Feather

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.  ~ William Feather

Beware of the man who won’t be bothered with details. ~ William Feather

A hotel isn’t like a home, but it’s better than being a house guest. ~ William Feather

Instant gratification takes too long. ~ Carrie Fisher

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious. ~ William Feather

A good listener is usually thinking about something else. ~ Kin Hubbard

I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow.  He told me to wear a brown tie. ~ Rodney Dangerfield