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Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Been through Hell? Whaddya bring back for me?

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Please don’t lie to me, unless you’re absolutely sure I’ll never find out the truth.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I don’t understand you. You don’t understand me. What else do we have in common?

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
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Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

It’s not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots

Dave — Fri, 14 May 2021 18:05:21 +0000

War is one way of making decisions — but what’s decided may not be what anybody originally intended.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
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Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, # 595

Dave — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:29:00 +0000

Please don’t tell me to relax — it’s only my tension that’s holding me together.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, # 595

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0033

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:21:07 +0000

I’m not getting paid much for staying alive but it’s good experience.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0033

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0144

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

My life has a superb cast but I can’t figure out the plot.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0144

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0305

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Why is everybody behaving as if there were no reason to panic?

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0305

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0398

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0398

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0433

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0433

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0572

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0572

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0702

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

If you can’t learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0702

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0759

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I don’t have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0759

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0800

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Incredible as it seems, my life is based on a true story.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0800

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0826

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I have abandoned my search for truth, and am now looking for a good fantasy.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0826

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #0828

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I could do great things, if I weren’t so busy doing little things.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #0828

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1019

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

The time for action is past! Now is the time for senseless bickering!

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1019

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1032

Dave — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:53:02 +0000

Please remain calm — it’s no use both of us being hysterical at the same time.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1032

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1085

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

My sources are unreliable, but their information is fascinating.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1085

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1149

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task completely overwhelm me.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1149

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1175

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

What’s the good of being forgiven, if I have to promise not to do it again?

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1175

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1189

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

What I like most about myself is that I is that I’m so understanding when I do something wrong.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1189

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1194

Dave — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:24:02 +0000

By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task completely overwhelm me.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1194

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1318

Dave — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:42:36 +0000

My life is a performance for which I was never given any chance to rehearse.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1318

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1347

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1347

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1390

Dave — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:40:06 +0000

Inside every older person there’s a younger person wondering what happened.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1390

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1409

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1409

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1520

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1520

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #1960

Dave — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:56:16 +0000

My life is already complicated enough, without trying to introduce organization into it.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #1960

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2053

Dave — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:55:56 +0000

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2053

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2503

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2503

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2701

Dave — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:05:54 +0000

One thing travel teaches is why living at home is so popular.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2701

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2836

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Sometimes I make a mental note, but then forget where I put it.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2836

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2847

Dave — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:33:54 +0000

No matter how many times I do my work, it never stays done for long.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2847

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #2918

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

It’s hopeless! Tomorrow there’ll be even more books I should have read than there are today.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #2918

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #3237

Dave — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:17:21 +0000

My life so far has been a long series of things I wasn’t ready for.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #3237

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #3273

Dave — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:26:52 +0000

More books have resulted from somebody’s need to write than from anybody’s need to read.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #3273
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Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #3414

Dave — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:50:51 +0000

I, too, could be successful, if I had money, talent, luck, charm, confidence, and plenty of help.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #3414

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #3730

Dave — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:19:01 +0000

What I need are problems I that I can eat my way out of.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #3730

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #3959

Dave — Fri, 07 May 2021 20:15:51 +0000

We can all learn from our failures. What I’ve learned is how much it hurts to fail.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #3959

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #4110

Dave — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:34:53 +0000

At the highest level of performance, there is no difference between the dancer and the dance.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #4110

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #5712

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:56:51 +0000

Why should I change with the times, when the times are obviously wrong?

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #5712

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #6392

Dave — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:59:03 +0000

Don’t give me anything else to make a mess of, until I finish making my present mess.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #6392

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots, #7841

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

People who don’t believe in progress must have forgotten how bad things used to be.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Pot-Shots, #7841

Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Title of 1981 book

Dave — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:46:30 +0000

Appreciate Me Now, and Avoid the Rush.

Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American epigramist, aphorist, cartoonist
Title of 1981 book