Robert Quillen Quotes
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Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.
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If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides.
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The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.
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Another difference between death and taxes is that you don't have to work like fury to pay for the dying you did last year.
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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.
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Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."
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God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.
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It's a great kindness to trust people with a secret. They feel so important while telling it.
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There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.
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Middle age: The time when you'll do anything to feel better, except give up what is hurting you.
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Another good reducing exercise consists in placing both hands against the table edge and pushing back.
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency.
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The one word above all others that makes marriage successful is 'ours.'
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As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.
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You aren't really old until nothing is fun enough to make you forget the weather.
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Why wish for the privilege of living your past life again? You begin a new one every morning
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If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.
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Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.
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