Sidney J. Harris

(210 votes)   We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying ''It got lost,'' and say, ''I lost it.''

Sidney J. Harris
1917-, American Journalist

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(93 votes)   Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.

Sidney J. Harris
1917-, American Journalist

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(87 votes)   A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

Sidney J. Harris
1917-, American Journalist

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(87 votes)   If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, ''You Only Live Once.''

Sidney J. Harris
1917-, American Journalist

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(72 votes)   Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.

Sidney J. Harris
1917-, American Journalist

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