Random Quotations Meme

I saw this a few places, so here is mine. The rules: "Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe."

I spent way too much time on this. I probably read 300 quotes before deciding on these 5.


A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
- William James (1842 - 1910)

One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing.
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
- Ben Stein

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.
- Leo Rosten (1908 - )