Subject: Time (Page 14)

It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

(1889 – 1944) English historian

Money still talks these days… trouble is, you have to increase the volume alot!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

(1915 – 2002) Israeli diplomat & politician

Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to somehow disappear.

(1964 – ) Canadian writer & novelist

If you try to pop the unpopped kernels in the microwave, you go back in time.

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

Yesterday: The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Life’s a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

He who believes that the past cannot be changed has not yet written his memoirs.

(1910 – 2006) Swedish cartoonist

Tomorrow: What always comes but never arrives.

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

(1892 – 1964) singer, dancer, comedian, actor & songwriter

Infinity is one lawyer waiting for another.

The future will be better tomorrow.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

You always think another time would have been ideal for you; the reality is there was no novocaine when you went to the dentist.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

(1893 – 1978) American author

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

No matter what time your guests arrive, pretend they’re early, so naturally you’re not ready.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress