Sir Henry's wise words

"Well, let us hope for the best and prepare ourselves for the worst,"said Sir Henry, who is always cheerful and even spirited -- a very tower of strength in the time of trouble.

Forgiveness

"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."
~Oscar Wilde

Henry Ford

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

Russel Lynes

"Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it."

George Orwell: England and the English

"England and the English as a rule, they will refuse even to sample a foreign dish, they regard such things as garlic and olive oil with disgust, life is unlivable to them unless they have tea and puddings."

The Folly of War

"C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre. C'est de la folie."
(It's magnificent, but it's not war. It is madness.
-Marshal Pierre Bosquet, observing the Charge of the Light Brigade.

P. J. O'Rourke

"Mortar fire is to be preferred, of course, to British sports fans."

Duncan Spaeth

"I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God would never trust an Englishman in the dark."

Two groups of people

"The world still consists of two clearly divided groups; the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million people. The latter group does not really count."

Argument against arguments...

"The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion."
~G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936

Economic Forecasting

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
~John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006

Artificial Intelligence VS Natural Stupidity

"Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."
~Author Unknown