Misattributed Quotes

TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable, " said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson.""Lake and Palmer?""Ralph and Waldo.

The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

Don’t walk in front of me… I may not followDon’t walk behind me… I may not leadWalk beside me… just be my friend

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.

There are perhaps many causes worth dying for, but to me, certainly, there are none worth killing for.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

If God could run out of grace, He would’ve for me by now. And yet every morning I wake up, He says, “There is more, there is still more.

Dr. Suess said: 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened..' I tell my dates: 'Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over

To paraphrase Einstein, insanity is expecting employees to do one thing while rewarding them for doing something else.

Not everything that can be counted counts.Not everything that counts can be counted.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday, " that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.

It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.

America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does

Great wits are to madness near alliedAnd thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

One of the better definitions of insanity - doing the exact same thing over and over and expecting the result to be different.

[B]egin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.