"I have hundreds times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission."
Robert Burns
(1759 – 1796)
Category: Quotes
Quote of the Day: Mark Twain on Profanity
“Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.”
Mark Twain
Quote of the Week: More on Declining Quality of… Everything
A conversation between two young women overheard by The Frustrated CFO:
Young Woman #1: "Oh, those wreaths are beautiful! Have you had them for a long time?"
Young Woman #2: "When I was growing up we went to the Renaissance Faire several times. Every time we went, I bought one."
Young Woman #1: "Well, how do you know, which one is from which Faire?"
Young Woman #2: "By the quality. The older the wreath, the better it's made."
Quote of the Week: Karl Pilkington’s Mathematics of Age
The Frustrated CFO’s Preface:
I never understood why people made such a big deal about their birthdays. If others think that your existence in this world worth celebrating and want to make the day you were born into a special occasion, let them do it. But for a person himself to be happy about the years sprinting away with exceeding acceleration? Absurd!
My father is 79 years old today and its scary for both of us. When I called this morning, I could hear it in his voice and I can only pray I was able to hide it well enough. Dad said, “That number, I cannot believe it.” And that reminded me:
“I think people would live a bit longer if they didn’t know how old they were. Age puts restrictions on things.”
Karl Pilkington
Quote of the Week: The Legislative Kitchen
"Laws are like sausages, It's better not to see them being made."
Otto von Bismarck
(1815 – 1898)
The Frustrated CFO: Some things never change. Ah, the reassuring repetitiveness of human history!
The Frustrated CFO 