Garrison Keillor: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.”

“Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.”

“Intelligence is like four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.”

“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.”

“Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn.”

“I've seen the truth, and it makes no sense.”

“I think the most un-American thing you can say is, “You can't say that.””

“They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.”

“It is a sin to believe evil of others but it is seldom a mistake.”

“Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.”

“Know the quiet place within your heart and touch the rainbow of possibility; be alive to the gentle breeze of communication, and please stop being such a jerk.”

“When you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You're not a conservative, you're a vandal.”

“If you lived today as if it were your last, you'd buy up a box of rockets and fire them all off, wouldn't you?”

“We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really happy, be patient: this will pass.”

“The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose.”

“Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze.”

“Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor”

“Some people have a love of their fellow man in their hearts, and others require a light anesthetic.”

“In electronic publishing, they're are no editors and if their are there not very good.”