MOUTHING OFF  

—U. J. QUOTEPAGE

At the BRI, we’re always looking for new and interesting ways to group quotations. Quotemaster Jay Newman came up with a double score with this collection: each of these quotations imparts a succinct bit of wisdom AND…well, just check out the attributions.

“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”

—A. J. Liebling

“A bore is simply a nonentity who resents his humble lot in life, and seeks satisfaction for his wounded ego by forcing himself on his betters.”

—H. L. Mencken

“Nothing can wear you out like caring about people.”

—S. E. Hinton

“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.”

—J. M. Barrie

“You can’t turn a thing upside down if there’s no theory about it being the right way up.”

—G. K. Chesterton

“Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.”

—E. B. White

“DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEART, IT WILL LAST YOU AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.”

—W. C. Fields

“ADVERTISING IS LEGALIZED LYING.”

—H. G. Wells

“WAR WILL EXIST AS LONG AS THERE’S A FOOD CHAIN.”

—P. J. O’Rourke