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Heard this one recently at a ski resort: "There's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing"

In a conversation between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill, Lady Astor: "Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee." Winston: "Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it."

And as Dorothy Parker said: "There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.

Cruelbee - great quote - I love that song.

A few more (some travel-related): "If you look like your passport photo, you probably need the trip." "Life is not a dress rehearsal." "Once a year, go somplace you've never been before." "Success truly is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgment." - Anthony Robbins "We must live our dreams, not dream our lives." "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon "It's only a problem if it worries you." - this was once said to me by a computer technician, and struck me as having universal application and one of my personal favouites (an ancient Chinese saying)... "You have to stand a long time on a hillside before a roast duck flies into your mouth." (think about it)

. . . "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

“As with most things in life, what you get out of a trip is equal only to what you put into it. Learning about a place is part of the excitement of travel. Without prior preparation your experience is diminished because you miss the significance of what you are seeing and doing.” Barrie Kerper “A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.” Sa’di Gulistan 1258, The Collected Traveler, Paris A person who would bring knowledge home with him must take knowledge with him. (or something like that - I think it is (or was ) above the entrance in DC’s Union Station) I like all of those because they speak to the importance of preparing for a trip - something I think many of you Fodorites will agree on (as oppossed to my family who think I prepare too much.)

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. - Dwight D. Eisenhower Tell me what you want and I'll give you what you need. - Doobie Brothers

Moderation in all things, including moderation Can't remember the source but think Benchley.

And of course, Giordano Bruno was correct and the church wrong (as usual).

From near to far From here to there Funny things are everywhere. - Dr. Suess

from the GREAT fat Cartmen on SOUTH PARK "screw you guys, I'm outa here" Yes it's a bit raw but I've found myself saying that in my mind after asking frainds if they want too travel here or there and since they don't have the travel bug tend too decline. "I wish I could go but"

"Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground." Judith Thurman, "The Hand of Distance" I guess I will feel this way if I am prevented from travel in this crazy time!

"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere"...Frank A. Clark "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!"...Jonathan Winters "Only a fool thinks price and value are the same"...Antonio Machado "What makes us unique isn't where we end up, but how we choose to get there." "I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance"...ee cummings "There is so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us, That it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us." And, my personal favorite (sorry for the length): Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is. Many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disappointment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here. And whether it is clear to you or not, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham and drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Max Ehrman, 1927.

On the occasion of Albert Einstein's 50th wedding anniverary, he was asked to explain why the marriage was so successful. "When we were married we agreed that I would make all the big decisions and my wife would make all the little decisions. Funny thing - in 50 years there have never been any big decisions!!!!!!" This was actually Einstein's 2nd marriage. The first ended in divorce. Every time he made a mistake his wife would would always belittle him - "Way to go - Einstein." Sorry for that one. JoeG

"I believe in sex and death - two experiences that come once in a lifetime." Woody Allen "My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle." Henny Youngman

Life is uncertain ... Eat dessert first! (don't know who said it first, but it was on a bakery window sign)

"Unfortunately there is so much original sin in us all that we find evil rather attractive." - Anthony Burgess "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde And: (this is crude, I appologize, but being a woman I find it oddly empowering) "Never trust anything that can bleed for 5 days and not die." - Anon. And: "Whatever is not nailed down is mine. Whatever I can pry loose is not nailed down." - Collis P. Huntington

"I'm dying beyond my means in Paris" Ocar Wilde

Life is a road with many twists and turns, that leads you back to where you started only much wiser for going along. Mine