Ashleigh Brilliant Quotes (65 Quotes)

But I can't function when I'm calm.

Why does life keep teaching me lessons I have no desire to learn.

Everything takes longer than you expect even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.

My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out

What good is it if I talk in flowers while you're thinking in pastry.

I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream.

There may not be a Heaven, but there is a San Francisco

Words are a wonderful form of communication, but they will never replace kisses and punches

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word, and unlimited power.

The really great people are the ones who know how to make the little people feel great

Of Ashleigh Brilliants work 'Endlessly quotable ... they draw one by the charm of their diversity of texture and taste.' Eric Korn, The (London) Times Literary Supplement 'Outstandingly good. I've been a fan for years.' Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle 'I really like the things Ashleigh Brilliant thinks of. The only time he makes me mad is when he thinks of things before I do.' Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts. 'Wonderfully inspirational and insane messages.' Professor J. Katz, Dept. of Psychology, John Abbott College, Canada.

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need tremendous self control.

Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

If you don't like my opinion of you, you can always improve

Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove.

Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down.

Try to be the best of what you are, even if what you are is no good.

Some books make me want to go adventuring, others feel that they have saved me the trouble.

I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

All I want is a warm bed, a kind word and unlimited power.

The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other

I don't understand you. You don't understand me. What else do we have in common.

It's easier to learn many other things, if you first learn how to learn

Take Courage Whatever you decide to do, it will probably be the wrong thing.

By accepting you as you are, I do not necessarily abandon all hope of your improving

Success for some people, depends on becoming well-known for others, it depends on never being found out.

If only our great thinkers could learn to talk, and our great talkers could learn to think

The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty

Please don't ask me what the score is, I'm not even sure what the game is.

My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot.

The time for action is past Now is the time for senseless bickering.

It can take a surprisingly long time to get from one part of my mind to another

My sources are unreliable, but their information is fascinating.

The trouble is that sex is a force of nature, and reason is not

Fortunately in my work there's always a choice I can choose to do it willingly or unwillingly

By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task overwhelm me.

If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.

My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.

Not even a great leader can get very far without great people to lead

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right.

A good friend is worth pursuing. . . but why would a good friend be running away.

Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.

It's good to know that if I behave strangely enough, society will take full responsibility for me.

Been through hell What did you bring back for me.

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring them about

Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.