He became mellow before he became ripe.
-- Alexander Woolcott
-- Alexander Woolcott
Related:
- I was BSer long before I became a
BBSer... - In 1750 Issac Newton became discouraged when he fell
up a flight of stairs... - It was involuntary. They sank my boat.
--
President Kennedy quoted in Schlesinger's A Thousand... - Francesco Sforza became Duke of Milan from being a private citizen
because he was armed;
his successors, since they avoided the inconveniences... - He wasn't exactly hostile to facts, but he was apathetic about them.
Woolcott... - There was a child went forth everyday,
And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or pity or
dread,
that object he became, And that object became part... - When I first became a manager, I asked Chuck [Tanner] for advice.
He told me, "Always rent." -- Tony...
From the same category:
- Gunpowder and alcohol DO mix -
but it tastes awful... - After things have gone from bad to worse, the cycle will repeat itself.
Farnsdick's Corollary to the 5th... - There are some people who, if they don't already know,
you can't tell em. -- Yogi... - Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from
acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
W. Somerset... - Sometimes the only solution is to find a new
problem...
