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 | To be or not to be… Neither one nor the other. — Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher 11 likes |
 | In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 7 likes |
 | You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 7 likes |
 | We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 6 likes |
 | The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician 6 likes |
 | One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 5 likes |
 | If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third. — Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman 4 likes |
| Either you run the day or the day runs you. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 4 likes |
| Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician 4 likes |
 | If I don't have red, I use blue. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 3 likes |
 | It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 3 likes |
 | Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. — Maya Angelou, 1928-2014, American poet 3 likes |
 | Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 2 likes |
 | If you don’t want a man unhappy politically, don’t give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. — Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer 2 likes |
 | The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. — George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet 1 likes |
 | Life does not ask what we want. It presents us with options. |
| There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs. |
 | Between human beings there are only two alternatives, either brotherhood or crime. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 |
| Alternatives, and particularly desirable alternatives, grow only on imaginary trees. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 |
Latin Quotes
 | The mouse does not rely on just one hole. Mus uni non fidit antro. — Plautus, c. 254-184 BC, Roman playwright 53 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | I want a one-armed economist, that way he cannot say, “on the other hand”. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 6 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Which of these options is without bad implications? Τι τώνδ’ άνευ κακών; — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon 2 likes |
Proverbs
 | The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. 7 likes |
 | There's more than one way to skin a cat. 3 likes |
 | A door must be either shut or open. 2 likes |
 | Don’t burn your bridges behind you. (first publ. N.Y. Times, 6 Apr. 1913) 2 likes |
