Quotes

[Medicine is] a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

[Memory is] a mans real possession...In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor. (Alexander Smith)

[On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale. (Sir Winston Churchill)

[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst. (Voltaire)

[Poetry] is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake. (Lord Byron)

[Television is] the triumph of machine over people. (Fred Allen)

[The U.S. victory in Gulf war was] a stirring victory for the forces of aggression. (Dan Quayle)

[The U.S. victory in Gulf war was] a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.. (Dan Quayle)

[Water is] the only drink for a wise man. (Henry David Thoreau)

[What is the definition of guts?] Grace under pressure. (Ernest Hemingway)