1,000,001 Things I Wish I Had Said First



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Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.

          Mary Ellen Kelly


Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

          Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire


Never bet the devil your head.

          Edgar Allan Poe


Never criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes. Then, if he doesn't like it, it doesn't matter because you're a mile away and you have his shoes.

          unknown


Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

          Cordel Hull


Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.

          Cynthia Heimel


Never, never, never, never give up.

          Winston Churchhill


Never siphon gasoline by mouth or put gasoline in your mouth for any reason . . . Never use gas to wash hands or as a cleaning solvent.

          GEICO DIRECT magazine, fall 2003


Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

          George S. Patton


Next up is Fernando Gonzalez, who isn't playing tonight.

          Jerry Coleman


Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice.

          Foghorn Leghorn


No farewells. Not in this land. And no greetings, no names. The forests speak. The dead talk at night. God bless you both.

          The Blackrobe


No gains without pains.

          Benjamin Franklin


No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.

          Lyman Beecher


No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

          William Cowper


No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.

          Thomas Mann


No matter how fast your computer system runs, you will eventually come to think of it as slow.

          traditional


No one buys a Big Mac for the simple reason of eating it. The behavior is part of an entire gestalt in which the consumer participates on a subliminal level. The purchase of a Big Mac involves a deep interior perception of self, family, country and socio-economic status.

          Michael Steele


No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

          Eleanor Roosevelt


No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.

          Mignon McLaughlin


No, you're not going to see me stay put . . . I'm not going to forsake my responsibility. You may not see me put as much--I mean, un un-put as much.

          George Bush


Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

          Joe Theisman


Nobody will fly for a thousand years!

          Wilbur Wright, 1901


Nobody's perfect. There was one guy--but we killed him.

          anonymous


Not only is he ambidextrous, but he can throw with either hand.

          Duffy Daugherty


Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

          Ralph Waldo Emerson


Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

          Ralph Waldo Emerson


Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not . . . genius will not . . . education will not . . . persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

          Calvin Coolidge


Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

          Beethoven


Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe.

          Demosthenes


Nothing means nothing, but it isn't really nothing because nothing is something that isn't.

          Darryl Dawkins


Nothing so needs reforming as other peoples' habits.

          Mark Twain


Nothing worthwhile comes easily. . . . Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.

          Hamilton Holt


Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, here goes for a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost.

          Ishmael


Now we are trying to get unemployment to go up and I think we're going to succeed.

          Ronald Reagan