When we have 'second thoughts' about som... by Sydney J. Harris | We Heart Quotes

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When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.

- Sydney J. Harris

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Idea Man

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.

- Sydney J. Harris

Bed Fact

Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with a lady.

- Sydney J. Harris

When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’

- Sydney J. Harris

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

- Sydney J. Harris

Cynic

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.

- Sydney J. Harris

Communication Words

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.

- Sydney J. Harris

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