Logan Pearsall Smith

STATUS QUOtes — 20230413

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories.” — Felix Cohen

“We consider speech to be the result of thought (we have a thought, then select a sentence with which to express it), but thought also results from speech (as we grope, in words, toward meaning, we discover what we think).” — George Saunders

“Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world will let them.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“I never eat in a restaurant that’s over a hundred feet off the ground and won’t stand still.” — Calvin Trillin

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20210304

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“You can’t steer a stationary ship.” — Nicolas Cole

“For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while.” — Luther Burbank

“There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to philosophers to be obviously progress — though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.” — Bertrand Russell

 

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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20201214

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” — James C. Collins

“When I talk to you I am happy. Because you listen, and my words find a home.” — Edmond Jabès

“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“The play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster.” — Oscar Wilde

 

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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20191224

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

**NOTE** – No STATUS QUOtes tomorrow. They will resume on 12/26!

“The return makes one love the farewell.” — Alfred de Musset

“You got to take the crookeds with the straights. That’s what Papa used to say.” — August Wilson

“Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.” — Bertrand Russell

“We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while we boast to the others.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190423

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“The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.” — Joseph Joubert

“The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer, it’s that there are so many answers.” — Ruth Benedict

“Don’t laugh at a youth for his affectations he is only trying on one face after another to find his own.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“If something is 1.0, you don’t need to say, ‘point oh.'” — Mitch Hedberg

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20160108

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“Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” — Albert Camus

“You don’t need to win every medal to be successful.” — Jason Fried

“Each time you a read a book, a tree smiles knowing there’s life after death.” — Unknown

 

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