Is This Where I’m Going Wrong…

Trying to have both?

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
(W. Somerset Maugham)

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
(Isaac Asimov)

Another Truism

How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
(Lord Peter Wimsey in Gaudy Night, Dorothy L. Sayers)

Re: Lists of Hopes/Plans

Excellent list. My only "helpful" suggestion for the moment is: don't do them all at the same time, it could get messy (and illegal).
(Mark Crabtree in response to a blog post by tastelikedeath)

This quotation comes from my brother about a list I had made of different/new things that I would like to try. It tickled my fancy and I think would probably apply to a good many lists in the world.