Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - February 03, 2013
What if this weren't a hypothetical question?
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)  
I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.
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Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)  
Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
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Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle  
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