“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” — Ansel Adams

“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” — Samuel Butler

“There never was a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.” — Emerson

“We are rarely proud when we are alone.” — Voltaire

“Among those whom I like, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can; all of them make me laugh.” — W.H. Auden

“Hell is full of musical amateurs.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Madam, there’s no such thing as a tough child — if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.” — W.C. Fields

“If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.” — John Kenneth Galbraith