Quotes 4/23/09

Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture - and forget that merchandise must be sold.
James Randolph Adams

Only when the design fails does it draw attention to itself; when it succeeds, it’s invisible.
John D. Berry

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adams

Quotes 4/18/09

This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
Clint Eastwood

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Abraham Lincoln

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
Will Rogers

Quotes 4/8/09

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Henri Bergson

No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.
Lynn Johnston

Quotes 4/6/09

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never.
Spanish Proverb

... when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?
Bob Monkhouse

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford

Quotes 4/5/09

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
Aldous Huxley

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
Henry Ford

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner

I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversation.
George Bernard Shaw