"Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor."

-- Edgar Fiedler

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“The film [Aquarius" ] is very, very successful. We had the highest per-screen average of last week's releases.”
“Lawyers are predators in grey worsted”
“There is in the body, a current of energy, affection and intelligence, which guides, maintains and energizes the body. Discover that current and stay with it.”
“Oh, I forgot to mention it: My brother is the kind of man whom women stalk. In cooperative packs.”
“Any church which forsakes the regular and uniform for the periodical and spasmodic service of God, is doomed to decay; any church which relies for its spiritual strength and growth entirely upon seasons of "revival," will very soon have no genuine revivals to rely on. Our holy God will not conform His blessings to man's moods and moral caprice. If a church is declining, it may require a "revival" to restore it; but what need was there of its declining?”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 149, 1895.
“To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration; to be in a state of confusion âˆ’ not because it makes no sense to you, but because you gave it sense and you still don't understand what your creation is up to.”
“There is a hideous invention called the Dewey Decimal System. And you have to look up your topic in books and newspapers. Pages upon pages upon pagesâ€¦â€ Uncle Will frowned. â€œDidnâ€™t they teach you how to go about research in that school of yours?â€ â€œNo. But I can recite â€˜The Battle Hymn of the Republicâ€™ while making martinis.â€ â€œI weep for the future.â€ â€œThereâ€™s where the martinis come in.”
“People often ask if I have a favorite song that I've written. And the answer is yes, but it depends on the day and what mood I'm in.”

Source : Source: stereosubversion.com

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