Author: Don Marquis

Quotes

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

- Don Marquis

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing.

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing.

- Don Marquis

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

- Don Marquis

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

- Don Marquis

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.

- Don Marquis

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

- Don Marquis

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

- Don Marquis

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.

- Don Marquis

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

- Don Marquis

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