Men are not in hell because God is angry with them. They are in wrath and darkness because they have done to the light, which infinitely flows forth from God, as that man does to the light who puts out his own eyes. -William Law-

Velvet put-downs: He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. -Winston Churchill-

Velvet put-downs: He had delusions of adequacy. -Walter Kerr-

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. -Clarence Darrow-

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. -C. S. Lewis-

Velvet put-downs: He loves nature in spite of what it did to him. -Forrest Tucker-

Velvet put-downs: He has the attention span of a lightning bolt. -Robert Redford-

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults. -Louis Nizer-

Velvet put-downs: I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial. -Irvin S. Cobb-

Elephants and donkeys never fought until politics came along.