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You worry too much about your job. Stop it. You are not paid enough to worry.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds. -- Mark Twain

Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"

April 1 This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"

Q: What's hard going in and soft and sticky coming out? A: Chewing gum.

Delay not, Caesar. Read it instantly. -- Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar" 3,1 Here is a letter, read it at your leisure. -- Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice" 5,1 [Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", V4.4, when referring to I/O system services.]

You will experience a strong urge to do good; but it will pass.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. -- Oscar Wilde

Q: Why do mountain climbers rope themselves together? A: To prevent the sensible ones from going home.

In the first place, God made idiots; this was for practice; then he made school boards. -- Mark Twain