Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - March 01, 2013
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
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Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984), The Little Foxes, 1939  
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
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Claud Cockburn (1904 - 1981)  
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)  
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
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Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)  
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