Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 03, 2017
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
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Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870)  
When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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Norm Crosby  
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
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Ben Hecht (1893 - 1964)  
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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Anatole France (1844 - 1924)  
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