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

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Say what you will about the ten commandments; you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

          H. L. Mencken

Scripture teaches us to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. All too often, [we] are as wise as doves and as harmless as serpents.

          Moishe Rosen

Section 10--Slender Roll of Medicated Paper
It is a form of preparation made by twisting medicated paper into a slender roll or by twisting paper into a slender roll and then medicating it, so it is called "slender roll of medicated paper."

          Prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning.

          Benjamin Disraeli

Seems to be deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden.

          Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.
Patricia Sampson

Send all the details. Never mind the facts.
telegram from the editor of the old New York World

Send more tourists . . . the last ones were delicious!
unknown

Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering the farmer's daughter.
Julius H. Comroe.

Serious studies by serious people with advanced degrees have shown that computer games are cool.
Windows 95 ad

Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be the man, you've got to be the man.
Dennis Rodman

[She] demonstrates normal logic--something she will abandon before she is 18 and will never experience again. Women's logic is one of those contradictory terms, like military intelligence.
Flip Spiceland

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
W. Somerset Maugham

She [Monica Seles] has so much control of the racket with those double-handed wrists.
Virginia Wade

She's colossal in a small way.
Samuel Goldwyn

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crackup
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
Zen saying

Smart is when you believe only half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half to believe.
Orben's Current Comedy

So long as any amount shall remain unpaid under this Note, the Borrower covenants and promises to the Bank that the Borrower will not permit or suffer to exist any of the following conditions: (a) death of the Borrower.
American Security Bank loan agreement

So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.
William of Baskerville, The Name of the Rose

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
Mark Twain

Some of our friends are for it. Some of our friends are against it. And we're standing by our friends.
Mike McCurry

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
Pablo Picasso

Some people are so opposed to murder that they'll kill anyone who commits it.
anti-capital punishment slogan

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
Julie Andrews

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.
John W. Gardner

Some reporters said I don't have any vision. I don't see that.
George Bush

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.
Johann Von Göthe

Sometimes the Earth trembles; sometimes you can feel it breathe.
Jean Rhys

Sometimes, the road is less traveled for a reason.
unknown

Son, all the beautiful, intelligent, healthy young women are taken. It's a basic law of the universe, and if you don't like it, go somewhere else.
Ken Johnson's dad

Sow a seed on your MasterCard, your Visa or your American Express, and then when you do, expect God to open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing.
Richard Roberts

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.
Fred Hoyle

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Ambrose Bierce

Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Stairs are useful in two-story houses.
the Washington Post

Strength is my biggest weakness.
Mark Snow

Stuffed egg-plant with minced crap.
Jade Garden menu, Sydney, Australia

Suck the miracle of Guangdong market through Guangdong Yellow Pages.
southern China phone book

Suppose we reminisce a little about tomorrow's fight?
Vic Marsillo

Sure, it's going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway.
Othal Brand

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

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Say what you will about the ten commandments; you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

H. L. Mencken

Scripture teaches us to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. All too often, [we] are as wise as doves and as harmless as serpents.

Moishe Rosen

Section 10--Slender Roll of Medicated Paper It is a form of preparation made by twisting medicated paper into a slender roll or by twisting paper into a slender roll and then medicating it, so it is called "slender roll of medicated paper."

Prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning.

Benjamin Disraeli

Seems to be deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden.

Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

Patricia Sampson

Send all the details. Never mind the facts.

telegram from the editor of the old New York World

Send more tourists . . . the last ones were delicious!

unknown

Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering the farmer's daughter.

Julius H. Comroe.

Serious studies by serious people with advanced degrees have shown that computer games are cool.

Windows 95 ad

Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be the man, you've got to be the man.

Dennis Rodman

[She] demonstrates normal logic--something she will abandon before she is 18 and will never experience again. Women's logic is one of those contradictory terms, like military intelligence.

Flip Spiceland

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

W. Somerset Maugham

She [Monica Seles] has so much control of the racket with those double-handed wrists.

Virginia Wade

She's colossal in a small way.

Samuel Goldwyn

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Zen saying

Smart is when you believe only half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half to believe.

Orben's Current Comedy

So long as any amount shall remain unpaid under this Note, the Borrower covenants and promises to the Bank that the Borrower will not permit or suffer to exist any of the following conditions: (a) death of the Borrower.

American Security Bank loan agreement

So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.

William of Baskerville, The Name of the Rose

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

Mark Twain

Some of our friends are for it. Some of our friends are against it. And we're standing by our friends.

Mike McCurry

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso

Some people are so opposed to murder that they'll kill anyone who commits it.

anti-capital punishment slogan

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Julie Andrews

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

John W. Gardner

Some reporters said I don't have any vision. I don't see that.

George Bush

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.

Johann Von Göthe

Sometimes the Earth trembles; sometimes you can feel it breathe.

Jean Rhys

Sometimes, the road is less traveled for a reason.

unknown

Son, all the beautiful, intelligent, healthy young women are taken. It's a basic law of the universe, and if you don't like it, go somewhere else.

Ken Johnson's dad

Sow a seed on your MasterCard, your Visa or your American Express, and then when you do, expect God to open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing.

Richard Roberts

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

Fred Hoyle

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Ambrose Bierce

Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Stairs are useful in two-story houses.

the Washington Post

Strength is my biggest weakness.

Mark Snow

Stuffed egg-plant with minced crap.

Jade Garden menu, Sydney, Australia

Suck the miracle of Guangdong market through Guangdong Yellow Pages.

southern China phone book

Suppose we reminisce a little about tomorrow's fight?

Section 10--Slender Roll of Medicated Paper
It is a form of preparation made by twisting medicated paper into a slender roll or by twisting paper into a slender roll and then medicating it, so it is called "slender roll of medicated paper."