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What’s Your QQ? #310

Published March 3, 2013 in the Monterey County Herald

Who said?

“Adultery is the application of democracy to love.”

 

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.”  Peter De Vries

 (DeVries, 1910-1993, was an American editor and novelist.)

 

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What’s Your QQ? #289

Published October 7, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald

Who said?

“All great truths begin as blasphemies.” (Quote #3)

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Simplicity is really hard.”~Jonathan Ive

 (The London-born Ive is a leading designer of Apple products.)

 

 

 

 

 

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What’s Your QQ? #288

Published September 30, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald

Who said?

“Sunday school: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.”

    

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.”― Mary Bly

 (Bly is a professor of English literature at Fordham University, and writes best-selling romance novels under the name Eloisa James.)

 

 

 

 

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What’s Your QQ? #286

Published September 16, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald

Who said?

“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” (see quote #10)

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It is always the best policy to speak the truth–unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.” –  Jerome K. Jerome

 (Jerome, 1859-1927, was an English writer and humorist.)

 

 

 

 

 

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