It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.

An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves.

—Bill Vaughan

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

—Bill Vaughan

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

—Bill Vaughan

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

—Bill Vaughan

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

—Bill Vaughan

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.

—Samuel McChord Crothers

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

—William Inge

Never face facts; if you do, you'll never get up in the morning.

—Marlo Thomas

Be joyful / though you have considered all the facts.

—Wendell Berry