"A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street." — Laurence J. Peter

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.