Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Boris Johnson – British Prime Minister, back when he was the Mayor of London

“My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.”

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson Portrait

Gertrude Stein – “If you are too careful, you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.”

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Jean Sibelius – “Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.”

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Chris Paul – “Hard work is my preferred language, and I try to speak it fluently.”  

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Chuck Close – “Amateurs wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.”

American painter, photographer

Walter Lippmann – “Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” 

American journalist, political commentator

Misty Copeland – “It’s important to know when to stop taking feedback to heart. There’s more reward in taking a risk than in listening...

American ballet dancer, author

Lauren Child – “I have regrets, definitely. They are little life ­lessons—reminders that if there is a next time, be braver.”

English author, illustrator

Mark Cuban – “When your back is against the wall, you’ve only got one direction to go.” 

American businessman, TV personality

Aldous Huxley – “Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.”

English writer, philosopher

Quentin Crisp – “Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It’s cheaper.”

English raconteur, illustrator, actress

Pauline Esther Phillips – “The best index to a person’s character is…”

"... (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back.” Writing as...

J. M. Barrie – “Not in doing what you like but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness.” 

J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright

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