Scott Grivner > Scott's Quotes

“Time is an herb that cures all Diseases.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Writings

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”
― Carl Sagan

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome

“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
― Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Vol. 3: American Statesmen

“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]”
― John F. Kennedy