Edith Sitwell
“Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Tony Benn
“It’s the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you’re mad, then dangerous, then there’s a pause and then you can’t find anyone who disagrees with you.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Wilson Mizner
“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Colette
“A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Henny Youngman
“I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up – they have no holidays.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Peter Ustinov
“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.”
Original post by Quotes of the Day
Years versus life
And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
First version of yourself
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.
