I’ll say this for Twitter: If nothing else, it’s a great place to collect quotes, if you love quotes. there seems to be a significant number of tweeple out there who use Twitter solely to tweet and retweet quotes. Since I have always loved language, the rhythm and musicality of words, I can’t resist a good quote. In some cases, though, I really enjoy the ones that just make me laugh. It requires a finely honed wit to be both humorous and economical. Not long ago I heard a famous funnyman say he would work for an hour to reduce a laugh line from twelve words to eight. That’s true wit.
Here are just a few quotes I’ve run across recently: :
When a man won’t listen to his conscience, it’s usually because he doesn’t want advice from a total stranger. ~ Lindsey Stewart
Arrogance not only prevents you from seeing the big
picture, it makes you think your view is the big picture. ~Sherrin Ross Ingram
“What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from
the unfit, to do the unnecessary.” Richard Harkness
“Dogs like to ride in your car, in case the need arises for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.” Barry
What are your favorite funny quotes? Send them my way.
LL