The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

Quote by James Thurber

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Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

I love people who can make me laugh when I don't even want to smile.

I love people who can make me laugh when I don't even want to smile.