Ashleigh Brilliant Quotes

“My life has a superb cast, but I cannot figure out the plot.”

“There are some things children cannot know, because once they learn them they are no longer children.”

“Nothing we do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future.”

“Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.”

“Words are a wonderful form of communication, but they will never replace kisses and punches.”

“It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.”

“The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library.”

“Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story”

“I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.”

“It's been a lifelong problem of mine that those I've been closest to are the ones I've had the least influence on. My parents, my sister, my wife, even my cat — or maybe I should say especially my cat — have never really taken me seriously. That may help to explain why I finished up making a career of peddling my thoughts to the world in general. At least the world in general doesn't automatically dismiss anything coming from me, that is, so long as I say it in a neat epigram of 17 words or less.”

“Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.”

“I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.”

“I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent”

“I have abandoned my search for truth and am now looking for a good fantasy”

“One possible reason why things aren't going according to plan is that there never was a plan.”

“Please don't lie to me, unless, you're sure I'll never find out the truth.”

“It's hopeless! Tomorrow there'll be even more books I should have read than there are today.”

“Please don't ask me what the score is. I'm not even sure what the game is.”

“Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction”

“To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target”

“It's human to make mistakes and some of us are more human than others.”

“I don't understand you. You don't understand me. What else do we have in common?”

“Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.”

“According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless.”

“The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other.”

“I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it.”

“All I want is a little more than I'll ever get.”

“All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.”

“People sometimes ask me what I think of the world today – as if 10,000 published Thoughts do not provide sufficient enlightenment on that subject. But let me not shrink from an honest answer. In world affairs. I am an optimist. Despite attention-grabbing headlines about the latest shocking incidents, and worrisome developments resulting from the fact that nationalism is still trumping internationalism, I believe that overall the people being born today, in whatever countries and circumstances, have a better chance than ever before of living worthwhile lives. At nearly 84, I'm sorry science hasn't yet invalidated the concept of mortality – but that, I'm sure, is coming. And, in the meantime, as inhabitants of this small planet, perhaps with most of our worst times behind us, I'm confident that we can, in general, find much to be thankful for.”

“There's much to be said for immortality – for example, the saving on funeral expenses. And no more nonsense about "legacies," and about how anything you've accomplished will "live on after you."”