by Ray Newman, radio and television commentator, attorney, educator, author

Friday, January 15, 2010

MUSINGS III

We talk too much, say too little, and hear almost not at all.

Amazing how many people know the answer without having asked any questions.

The glory of freedom is not tarnished one scintilla by the fact it includes the freedom to make bad, poor, wrong, stupid choices.

Fame is fleeting. Perhaps that is why so many are forever chasing it.

Serenity is tridextrous: it soothes before, during and after the storm.

The thing I remember most about my mother is that she never forgot how much she loved me.

The thing about a kiss is that the more you long for it, the shorter it will seem to be.

We're all a bit crazy, but only a few of us know it, and fewer of us still are happy about it. Shame.

Most of us work our hardest not to work so hard.

To outlaw all gambling would be to outlaw life.

This automatized answering machine generation has missed out on what has become one of life's great pleasures: having a questioning phone call answered by a helpful human.

If you think all good things come to those who wait, you either think you are immortal or are pretty sure it will be Heaven.

There cannot be a convincing reason not to use reason.

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