Zitat des Tages von Paul Harvey:
I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else.
When America's early pioneers first turned their eyes toward the West, they did not demand that somebody take care of them if they got ill or got old. They did not demand maximum pay for minimum work, and even pay for no work at all.
Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.
Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice.
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.
Golf is a game in which you yell 'fore,' shoot six, and write down five.
Cut out the free feed for the boss hogs at the public trough and the spill-over they've been leaving us. We'll manage.
What is a policeman made of? He, of all men, is once the most needed and the most unwanted. He's a strangely nameless creature who is 'Sir' to his face and 'Fuzz' to his back.
Now you know the rest of the story.
Ever since I made tomorrow my favorite day, I've been uncomfortable looking back.
The policeman must be a minister, a social worker, a diplomat, a tough guy, and a gentleman. And, of course, he'd have to be a genius... For he will have to feed a family on a policeman's salary.
One vote. That's a big weapon you have there, Mister. In 1948, just one additional vote in each precinct would have elected Dewey. In 1960, one vote in each precinct in Illinois would have elected Nixon. One vote.
If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.
Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.
Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?
We were poor, but we didn't know it. There were no government bureaus in those days presuming to determine where poorness begins and ends, but I don't remember ever being hungry.