WIST Quotations

McLaughlin, Mignon -- The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 5 (1963)

Dave — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:33:50 +0000

We are all such a waste of our potential, like three-way lamps using one-way bulbs.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 5 (1963)
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Dave — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:03:40 +0000

If I didn’t care for fun and such,
I’d probably amount to much.
But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I do not give a damn.

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) American writer, poet, wit
“Observation,” New York World (16 Aug 1925)

Dave — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:03:10 +0000

The gloomy and the resentful are always found among those who have nothing to do or who do nothing.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
The Idler, #73 (1 Sep 1759)
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