"We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write "f*ck" on their airplanes because it's obscene!" ~ Col Walter E Kurtz
"Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself." ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
"May I hasten to support Mrs McGurgle's contention that civil servants are human beings, and must be treated as such?" - J.B. Morton 1893-1975: M. Frayn (ed.) The Best of Beachcomber (1963)
"The defendant is clearly one who insufficiently appreciates the value of the motor car to the human race. But we must not allow our natural detestation for such an individual to cloud our judgment." - A.P. Herbert 1890-1971: Misleading Cases (1935)
.."Whenever you're in conflict with someone..there is one factor that can make a difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it...That factor is ..ATTITUDE "...J Jakes,,,
"Through it all, I have remained consistently and nauseatingly adorable. In fact, I have been known to cause diabetes." - Meg Ryan 1961- : at Women in Hollywood luncheon, 1999
Thought for 2012 for Brits. 10 years ago Bob Hope died. 5 years ago Johnny Cash died. A few months ago Steve Jobs died. A few weeks ago Jimmy Saville died. Now we have no hope, no cash, no jobs and no-one who can fix it !! Let's hope that nothing happens to Ed Balls !!!!! :p
"Holland...lies so low they're only saved by being damned." - Thomas Hood 1799-1845: Up the Rhine (1840) 'Letter from Martha Penny to Rebecca Page'
