Dave’s Daily Quotes

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. ~ Ian Fleming

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. ~ H. G. Wells

Everything works out.  Sometimes it works out good.  And sometimes it works out bad. ~ Faye Kellerman

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be. ~ Robert Fulghum

When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. ~ Anonymous

When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence. ~  Gary Lloyd     ++

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. – James Bovard

Reality continues to ruin my life. ~ Calvin

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others. ~ John Mason Brown

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ~ Oliver Herford

When a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage. ~ Bill Balance

He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity. ~ Philip Massinger

When you aim for perfection, you discover it’s a moving target. ~ George Fisher

You see things and you say, “Why?”  But I dream things that never were and I say, “Why not?” ~ George Bernard Shaw

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are. ~ Gail Godwin

Dreams say what they mean, but they don’t say it in daytime language. ~ Gail Goodwin

Media:  the plural of mediocrity. ~ Jimmy Breslin    ++

It’s hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn’t own water skis or a snorkel. ~ Loudon Wainwright

There’s something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she’s only measured water in it. ~ Erma Bombeck

Drunks run stop signs.  Pot smokers wait ‘til they turn green.  ~ Stephanie Toland

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~ James Dent

When President Chirac gave [President] Bush a souvenir statue of the Eiffel Tower, Bush said, “This is great! A little oil rig!” ~ Jay Leno

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. ~ Mark Twain    ++

Most people have some sort of religion—at least they know which church they’re staying away from. ~ John Erskine