Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 30, 2025
A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.
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George Steiner  
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
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John Cage (1912 - 1992)  
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)  
If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
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Jay Leno (1950 - )  
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