January |
"The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity."
- Helen Rowland (1875-1950), American writer |
February |
"In the long run, a harmful truth is better than a useful lie."
- Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist |
March |
"Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it."
- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Russian composer |
April |
"Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray."
- Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74), Anglo-Irish writer, poet and dramatist |
May |
"What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."
- Salman Rushdie (1947-), Indian-born British novelist |
June |
"In every human situation there's a touch of comedy."
- Norman Lear (1922-), U.S. producer, director and social activist |
July |
"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car."
- Kenneth Tynan (1927-80), English theatre critic |
August |
"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel not for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94), Scottish novelist |
September |
"In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them."
- John von Neumann (1903-57), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer pioneer |
October |
"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common."
- John Locke (1632-1704), English philosopher |
November |
"He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting-off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever lost by delay."
- Graham Greene (1904-91)
English novelist |
December |
"When he was asked 'What is a friend?' he said 'One soul inhabiting two bodies.'"
- Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Greek philosopher |
