Quotes - October

By Evan Robertson

10/10


" Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent. " - George Orwell

"A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and is confirmed only by other men. Feminist fantasies about the ideal “sensitive” male have failed. Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all." - Camille Paglia


10/13

" The scariest moment is always just before you start." - Stephen King, on Writing.

10/24

" All men's miseries come from their inability to sit quiet and alone." - Blaise Pascal

" It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just aint so." - Mark Twain

10/26

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is." - Yogi Berra

" Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." - Howard Marks

" Good times teach only bad lessons." - Howard Marks

" Being too far ahead of your time is indistinguishable from being wrong." Howard Marks

10/20

“I don’t deserve this honor – but, then, I have arthritis, and I don’t deserve that either.” Jack Benny

“If you don’t know whose side someone is on, he’s probably not on yours.” - Warren Buffett

"Having a rich daddy can lead to sloppy decisions." - Warren Buffett

“Develop your eccentricities when young. That way, when you get older, people won’t think you are going gaga.” - David Ogilvy 

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” - Charles Darwin

10/28

" The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on." - Oscar Wilde

Cockroach rule " Where there is one, there are many."

" Predicting rain doesn't count; building ark does." - Warren Buffett