A. J. Liebling

"Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one."

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Carl Sandburg

"I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way."

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Thomas H. Huxley

"Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club."

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Oscar Wilde

"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."

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Sir Edward Appleton

"I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand."

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John Cage

"If you think something is boring, try doing it for two minutes. If you still think it's boring, try it for four. If you still think it's boring, try it for eight, then sixteen, then thirty-two, and so on and so forth. Soon enough you'll find that it's really not boring at all."

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