Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them

Plato

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Doug Coupland

Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time.

Frank Norris

Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions.

John Bates Clark

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

Quentin Crisp

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Chanakya

I went to the store and bought lady fingers, when I got home I noticed one of the fingers was missing so I went back to the store and the manager was nice enough to give me the finger.

Jay London

Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possibly go wrong and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent.

Terry Pratchett

The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them.

Anatole France

It's better to swim in the sea belowThan to swing in the air and feed the crow,Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol.

Benjamin Franklin

His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning. As a writer he has mastered everything except language.

Oscar Wilde