"Where would the Rockefellers be today if old John D. had gone on selling short-weight kerosene ... to widows and orphans instead of wisely deciding to mulct the whole country."

-- S. J. Perelman

#Country Quotes #Entrepreneur Quotes #Widows Quotes

“Then there was LSD, which was supposed to make you think you could fly. I remember it made you think you couldn't stand up, and mostly it was right.”
“There is an invisible thought-stuff on which the mind acts, making things through the operation of a law not yet fully understood by man. Every thought moves upon this invisible substance in increasing or diminishing degree. When we praise the richness and fullness of God, this thought-stuff is tremendously increased in our mental atmosphere. It reflects into everything that our mind and our hands touch.”
“If I had died it would have been even better for you political bratchnies, would it not, pretending and treacherous droogs as you are.' But all that came out was er er er.”
“Well, Dwight was born to be No. 2 and I don't think he would know what to do as a leader. But he loves following. He would have made a great fascist.”
“In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire's death knell”

Source : "The Great Debate In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell". blogs.reuters.com. December 16, 2014.
“I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel”
“Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it.”
“People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.”

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