Prudent estimation

"I backed away from the fight because I didn't know how many of them it would take to kick my ass... but I knew how many they were gonna use."

-Ron "Tater Salad" White
From "I Had the Right to Remain Silent, but Not the Ability."

The difference between us

"Easy, guys.. I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. 
Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records."

Bruce "I need more COWBELL" Dickinson (Christopher Walken)
Legendary record producer, on Saturday Night Live

Wisdom from the man downstairs

"I was born poor and naked and that's the way God's gonna take me down."

Charlie from Brooklyn, as told to The Girl Who

Chuckles the Clown: Philosopher

"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."

Chuckles the Clown

So laugh, already

“The only graceful way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can’t ignore it, top it; if you can’t top it, laugh at it; if you can’t laugh at it, it’s probably true."

Russell Lynes, American Editor and Writer

Life is linear

“I've always had a feeling that life is more linear than cyclical.  In other words, outside of birthdays and significant holidays, I don't give as much credence as I once did to a time calculating system based on 365 days every three years, 366 every four years, and all that mumbo jumbo.  Y2K was a yawner.  Once the first year after our Annus Horribilis was over, it really changed for me.  So look ahead, my sister.  Keep memories, cherish them, and take them along, but NEVER take the chance on missing the richness of life that always lies ahead... just around the corner." 

Me.

[To my sister around the second annniversary of our Mother's death.]

The fruits of luck

“The fruits of luck can sometimes produce sweeter results than skill.”

My Dad

When you are younger...

“When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.”

I.F. Stone (1907-89), U.S. author.