The English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest since 1982. It is a literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence for the worst possible novel. The following submissions are the ones I liked best from the years 2017-2020. Be sure to go to their website to … Continue reading Bulwer-Lytton Quotations
Canadian author WD Fyfe has written material for radio, newspapers and magazines. He has also published three books which can be found on Amazon: The Woman In The Window, Dogsh*t Without Tears, and Songs of Sylvia. His blog is WD Fyfe. The following quotations are from his blog - either his own musings or occasionally … Continue reading WD Fyfe Quotations
Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Imagine how different the next generation of young people might be if they were exposed to and educated about the ideas Dr. Sowell discusses... As long as human beings are imperfect, there will always be arguments for extending the … Continue reading Dr. Thomas Sowell Quotations
Robert Brault is a free-lance writer and author of five books: Reflections, Short Thoughts for the Long Haul, Round Up the Usual Subjects, The Second Collection and Thoughts on Art and Artists. He has contributed to magazines and newspapers in the USA for over 40 years. A commuter tie-up consists of you — and people … Continue reading Robert Brault Quotations
Scott Adams is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. He is also the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary and business. His writing is often satirical and/or sarcastic. Adams frequently speaks about media bias, citing instances (such as the 'Fine People hoax') where the media attributes a statement to a public figure … Continue reading Scott Adams Quotations
Mike Rowe is a TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor and spokesman. In his show "Dirty Jobs", he traveled to all 50 states and completed 300 different jobs, transforming cable television into a landscape of swamps, sewers, ice roads, coal mines, oil derricks, crab boats, hillbillies, and lumberjack camps. - From the Bio of Mike … Continue reading Mike Rowe Quotations – TEDTalk Learning from Dirty Jobs (Video)
An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them. How can I tell you what I think until I've heard what I'm going to say? I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me. If ignorance is bliss, why … Continue reading Stephen Fry Quotations
A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick And helps you with your girdle when your hips stick. A jolly young fellow from Yuma Told an elephant joke to a puma; now his skeleton lies beneath hot western skies- the puma had no sense of huma All husbands … Continue reading Ogden Nash Quotations and Poems
Accepting a government grant with its accompanying rules is like marrying a girl and finding out her entire family is moving in with you before the honeymoon. Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had … Continue reading Ronald Reagan Quotations
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. Do the people in Australia call the rest of the world 'Up Over'? Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. Five out of four people have trouble with fractions. Honestly, I just go to restaurants to eat so I won't … Continue reading Steven Wright Quotations
