Howdy, y’all!

Hey, it’s April Fool’s Day here at the Zone! (Or, “Robert’s Day”, as it’s officially known around these parts.) Actually, I suppose it’s probably April Fool’s day where you are too. (Awright – I can hear those snide remarks, you know. Some of you think it’s always a bit foolish around here. I want you to know I resemble that remark! Because it’s, er, true.)

Anyway, I was a bit busy last week, so this edition of Great Quotes is a bit late. But what the heck – who cares, right? Just remember, if you’re searching for some encouragement, inspiration or perhaps even just a chuckle or two, well, you’ve come to the right place. I think you’ll agree they may even impart a bit of wisdom – along with a bit of fun!

Check these out:

• It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all try something. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

• There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

• Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life. – Robert Byrne

• Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable than risk being happy. – Robert Anthony

• As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something. – Hagar the Horrible

• The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. – James Branch Cabell

• Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. – Sir Richard Steele

• I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. – Pablo Picasso

• He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. – Abraham Lincoln

• My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared. – P. J. Plauger

• Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant

• A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. – Doug Larson

• The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. – Bertrand Russell

• Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine. – Sir Arthur Eddington

• Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers

And this month, in honor of April Fool’s Day and all fools everywhere (it’s good to know I’m in such great company!), I give you:

• This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them. – Bertrand Russell