
“In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending – the punch line – in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing […]
“In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending – the punch line – in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing […]
“If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’” — John Wayne
“There are three kinds of men: the ones that learn by readin’, the few who learn by observation; the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” — […]
Kansas City native and humorist Goodman Ace summed up the divisiveness of certain types of discussion when he observed, “Politics makes estranged bedfellows.”
George Bryan and John Smilie published a series of eight articles signed by “An Old Whig” from October 1787 to February 1788, expressing concern about the ratification of the newly-drafted Constitution of […]
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” — Lucille Ball
“It seems I have spent a lifetime of mouthing mechanically, ‘Say thank you. Sit up straight. Use your napkin. Close your mouth when you chew. Don’t lean back in your chair.’ Just […]
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” — Mark Twain
“When Winston [Churchill] was born, lots of fairies swooped down on his cradle with gifts–imagination, eloquence, industry, ability–and then came a fairy who said ‘No one person has a right to so […]
“A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.” — P.J. O’Rourke
For a woman who spent her life without the ability to see, Helen Keller had a profound way of expressing the appropriate outlook on life. “When you face the sun,” she said, […]