Quotes of the Week - Nov 10, 2009:
"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago." --
Bernie Madoff, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in newly released
interview with representatives of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
"This is all happening because my father didn't buy me a train
set as a kid." --Warren Buffett, investor, on his company's $26
billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad - its biggest
deal ever.
"I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears."
-- Rihanna, pop singer, on the unprecedented levels of media attention
she endured after she was assaulted by former boyfriend Chris Brown
in February.
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree
is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. Burton Hillis
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure Do They Know It's Christmas?
I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars
and open a jar of it every month. Harlan Miller
If TV has taught me anything, it's that miracles always happen
to poor kids at Christmas. It happened to Tiny Tim, it happened
to Charlie Brown, it happened to the Smurfs, and it's going
to happen to us. Bart Simpson
It is every little girl's dream to be
The fairy on a Christmas tree.
A wand in her hand,
A smile on her face.
And a tree in a most peculiar place. Spike Milligan
Let me see if I've got this Santa business straight. You say
he wears a beard which hides his face, has no discernible source
of income, and flies to cities all over the world under cover
of darkness? You sure this guy isn't laundering illegal drug
money? Tom Armstrong From Marvin.
I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man
would be coming into my neighborhood after dark. Dick Gregory
O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Frederick Oakeley
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie;
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by. Phillips Brooks
Of all dear days is Christmas Day the dearest and the best. Margaret E. Sangster
Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year. Victor Borge
The price of Christmas toys is outrageous -- a hundred dollars,
two hundred dollars for video games for the youngsters. I remember
a Christmas years ago when my son was a kid. I bought him a
tank. It was about a hundred dollars, a lot of money in those
days. It was the kind of tank you could actually get inside
and ride in.
He played in the box it came in.
It taught me a very valuable lesson. Next year he got a box.
And I got a hundred dollars' worth of scotch. Johnny Carson
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity
scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons.
They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. Jay Leno
There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he
does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus. Bob Phillips
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Clement C. Moore
Until one feels the spirit of it, there is no Christmas. All
else is outward display, so much tinsel and decorations. For
it isn't the holly, the snow, the tree, not the firelight's
glow. It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when it
returns again. Author Unknown
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer English 16th century Christmas carol
Calvin: Well. I've decided I do believe in Santa Claus, no matter
how preposterous he sounds.
Hobbes: What convinced you?
Calvin: A simple risk analysis. I want presents. Lots of presents.
Why risk not getting them over a matter of belief? Heck, I'll
believe anything they want.
Hobbes: How cynically enterprising of you.
Calvin: It's the spirit of Christmas. Calvin and Hobbes strip by Bill Watterson
What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking
for a job the next day. Phyllis Diller
What's Santa's Little Helper doing to that dog? Looks like he's
trying to jump over, but he can't quite make it. Bart Simpson
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