New things are always ugly.
—Willa Cather, 1921
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In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, 52 BCAnimals hear about death for the first time when they die.
—Arthur Schopenhauer, 1819The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1911I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.
—Maximilien Robespierre, 1792Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
—Pericles, c. 431 BCGrown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, c. 1940Big head, little wit.
—French proverbBlessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.
—Herbert Hoover, 1936At the start there’s always energy.
—Suzan-Lori Parks, 2006I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.
—Al Capone, 1929If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract—teach him to deduct.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.
—Ecclesiasticus, c. 180 BC