Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - November 28, 2012
What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
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Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)  
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.
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John Maynard Keynes (1883 - 1946)  
Household tasks are easier and quicker when they are done by somebody else.
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James Thorpe (1888 - 1953)  
Lies are like children. If you don't nurture them, they'll never be useful later.
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Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, 07-26-2012  
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