John F. Kennedy

I'm an idealist without illusions.
- John F. Kennedy

Oscar Wilde

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
- Oscar Wilde

Louis Kronenberger

Individualism is rather like innocence: There must be something unconscious about it.
- Louis Kronenberger

George Bernard Shaw

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.
- George Bernard Shaw

Peter Ustinov

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.
- Peter Ustinov

Arthur C. Clarke

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
- Arthur C. Clarke

George Washington

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
- George Washington

Horace

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
- Horace

Woodrow Wilson

"One cool judgement is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat."
- Woodrow Wilson

Will Rogers

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what's going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?
- Will Rogers

Cindy Gardner

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.
- Cindy Gardner

Stephen King

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.
- Stephen King

Albert Einstein

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions"
- Albert Einstein

Jerry Garcia

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.
- Jerry Garcia

Mignon McLaughlin

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
- Mignon McLaughlin

Napoleon

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
- Napoleon

Winston Churchill

I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
- Winston Churchill

Mahatma Gandhi

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
- Mahatma Gandhi

Robert E. Sherwood

"The only people who grow old were born old to begin with."
- Robert E. Sherwood

Audrey Hepburn

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
- Audrey Hepburn

Kahlil Gibran

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
- Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)

Aldous Huxley

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
- Aldous Huxley

Woody Allen

If my films make even one more person feel miserable, I'll feel I've done my job.
- Woody Allen

Newt Gingrich

"As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, but that America gave him the White House based on the same credentials."
- Newt Gingrich

Isaac Asimov

What would I do if I had only six months left to live? I'd type faster.
- Isaac Asimov

Jean Paul Getty

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
- Jean Paul Getty

Samuel Goldwyn

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.
- Samuel Goldwyn

Mark Twain

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.
- Mark Twain