My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.', Vladimir Nabokov', US (Russian-born) author & translator (1899 - 1977)
I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.', Lily Tomlin', US actress & comedienne (1939 - )
...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.', Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince', Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527)
Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.', Sir Francis Bacon', English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 - 1626)
An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.', Benjamin Stolberg',