W. L. George Quotes
Flowers are one of the few things we buy, bring home, watch die, and we don't ask for our money back.
It's way beyond ironic that a place called the Holy Land is the location of the fiercest, most deeply felt hatred in the world. And it makes for wonderful theater.
President George Bush declared a National Day of Prayer for Peace. This was after he had carefully arranged and started the war.
I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around the more I think it might not be a bad idea.
When you look at the average American you realize there's nothing nature enjoys more than a good joke.
The Christians gave Him Sunday, the Jews gave Him Saturday, and the Muslims gave Him Friday. God has a three-day weekend.
When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention to.
Golf is an arrogant, elitist game that takes up entirely too much space in this country.
If all our national holidays were observed on Wednesdays, we could wind up with nine-day weekends.
If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it's hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side?
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
Although the photographer and the art thief were close friends, neither had ever taken the other's picture.
You can't be the fastest gun in town forever. There comes a time when you're not the golden boy, and you have to go off somewhere and figure yourself out.
Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
Most of the time people feel okay. Probably it's because at the moment they're not actually dying.
You know what I like about the American form of government? They've worked things out so that you're never far from a 7-Eleven.
Never underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.
Catholic school gave me the tools to reject the very religion they wanted me to have. They taught me how to think for myself and to be independent.
In some hotels they give you a little sewing kit. You know what I do? I sew the towels together. One time I sewed a button on a lampshade. I like to leave a mark.
So I want to thank the Pentagon, the Soviet Union and the military-industrial complex from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I could never have become the man I am today.
Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing
As night the life-inclining stars best shows, So lives obscure the starriest souls disclose.
Our houses are at least 12 feet under water. All you can see on TV are rooftops. And the bridge we came across, the I-10 twin span, is now split.
My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.
Whatever you do, don’t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.
What you learn after you are 40 is that it is just about plugging up holes in the boat. You just hope you have enough corks to plug enough of the holes.
I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well.
I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.
If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep.
Remorseless time! fierce spirit of the glass and scythe,--what power can stay him in his silent course, or melt his iron heart with pity!