Sayings & Quotes

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ÔÇ£What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.ÔÇØ
Vern McLellan

ÔÇ£We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.ÔÇØ
Hillary DePiano

Famous last words
Humphrey Bogart, actor:
"I should never have switched from scotch to martinis."


Ludwig van Beethoven, composer and pianist:
There are a variety of reports regarding Beethoven's last words. Some say the composer, who was deaf by the end of his life, said:
"I will hear in heaven"

while others suggest he said:
"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est" (Applaud, friends, the comedy is finished)

But still others say that after a publisher brought the composer 12 bottles of wine, his final words were:
"Pity, pity, too late!"


Groucho Marx, comedian and film star:
"This is no way to live!"

Leonardo da Vinci, inventor and painter:
"I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have."


Augustus Caesar, first Roman emperor:
"I found Rome of clay; I leave it to you of marble." ÔÇö what he reportedly said to his subjects.
"Have I played the part well? Then applaud me as I exit." ÔÇö what he reportedly said to his friends who were with him throughout his reign.

Karl Marx, philosopher:
"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."