George Carlin

If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
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James Thurber

All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

WTF is he doing? (An explanation)

I like quotes, aphorisms and sayings. They feel like little distilled pieces of wisdom. I also like that they give a glimpse into the mind of the person quoted. I'd been keeping a little list of ones that I liked. I hosted the list on an older version of this site. The computer that was hosting that list was costing me enough in additional electric bills to justify turning it off and hosting it somewhere else. So here you go. Now I'll leave you one of my favorites:

A witty saying proves nothing. - Voltaire