WORDS WORTH REPEATING

BY DAN MILLER
(originally postedSeptember 27, 2004)

I toyed with the idea of calling this entry "www - Words Worth Wepeating". I liked the Elmer Fudd-like sound of that title.... but, when I mentioned it, the rolling of eyes by my wife convinced me otherwise. Anyhow, here are a few quotes that grabbed my eyes or ears in recent days:

1. "When boys are throwing rocks at a frog, it may seem like good fun to the boys, but to the frog, it's serious business."

(ABC News President David Westin, urging caution in
covering the CBS National Guard memo story)

2. "What's the Wall Street Journal? Is that good?"

(Paris Hilton, when told her book was #5 on the WSJ's best seller list)

3. "The problem with you baby doll is, you think you're special."

(Oprah Winfrey, quoting one of her early boyfriends, who was explaining to her why they should break up)

4. "Please, I just want to be a little old lady now, and not be all controversial and not be bashed and called crazy and laughed at when I open my mouth to sing or speak."

(Sinead O' Conner, in a full page ad, pleading for people to stop making fun of her)

5. "It's really not that bad. The worst thing in Florida is to be without the AC."

(Pierce Braun, a resident of Palm Beach County, assessing the mess from his front yard)

6. "Thanks to Homeland Security for saving us from Cat Stevens!"

(former talk show host Tom Snyder)

7. "Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you pay no attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap.
So forget pursuing happiness. Pin your hopes on work, on family, on learning, on knowing, on loving.
Forget pursuing happiness, pursue these other things, and with luck happiness will come."

(William Bennett, former Secretary of Education)

more to come...........

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