A Thought at 88

 I see in the mirror all those wrinkles around my eyes -- laugh lines, I suppose, but for the life of me, I can't remember the joke.

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Politics, Anyone?

 Headline from the nation's capital: "Horse Gone.  Congress Debates Bill To Close Barn Door."

There is no greater spur to political action than the realization that it's too late.

 When the truth is not believed, lying is unnecessary.

Rarely is a fool made wise by winning an election. 

The problem with creating a more informed electorate is that those elected don't see it as a problem. 

Nobody runs for political office who does not have a need to exert power over others and who is not, to that extent, mentally ill.

As Wise As I'm Likely To Get

On the one hand, you don't want to be somebody's fool, but on the other hand, that is where most happiness lies.

How few lies you would hear if the only lies you heard were from liars. 

A problem common to every day and age is that everyone shares the same day but not the same age.

The time to despair is when you have clearly identified the purpose it would serve.

Trust in human decency and be extremely patient.

A Few Stray Thoughts

There is a time in life to trust your better judgment, but first, sadly, you must make the mistakes that create it.

Adolescence: the process of verifying what our parents teach us by learning it all over again for ourselves.

  

I am not a reporter, so I can't give you information "based on my reporting," but if you want, I can give you a guess based on my guesswork.

Perhaps the reason we know so little of the next life is the scarcity of "sources familiar with the situation."

In My Humble Opinion

A good place to look for life's purpose is among the things you always meant to do but never found time for.

You don't so much acquire things that make you happy as you separate your happiness from acquiring things.

We all arrive on this planet as aliens, although it is yet uncertain whether we are friendly.

The hardest thing about finding a common sense solution is finding any two people to agree on it.

You hear a lot of cocksure opinions these days, few of us having the confidence to voice a humble one.

On The Lighter Side

 I am told to just be myself, but as much as I have practiced the impression, I have never quite nailed it.

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Meanwhile I tried to sell my life story to Hollywood, but they turned it down --  insufficient drug problem.

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Some fine day they will develop a drug for weight loss that, as a side effect, cures cancer, and it will be just my luck to have cancer but not need to lose weight.

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If you're a young person fool enough to think you can do something never before done, there are thousands of older and wiser people who will agree you're fool enough.

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On The Serious Side

 You can be too personally involved to be objective, but the greater regret often lies in being too objective to become personally involved.

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Rarely does a person who can't handle the truth handle the lie any better.

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They who cannot find peace of mind in logic will contrive to find logic in peace of mind.

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Yes,it is still possible to call out a lie in America in the 21st century, if you are willing to be labeled a member of the truth police.

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