M. Prefontaine > Quotes

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. -W.M. Lewis (1878 – 1945)”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. Christopher Hitchens (1949 – 2011)”
― M. Prefontaine, The Best Smart Quotes Book: Wisdom That Can Change Your Life

“When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. -Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962)”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. -Tallulah Bankhead (1903-68) How much of human life is lost in waiting. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) Only a life lived for others is worth living. -Albert Einstein (1879-1955)”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“Don't worry about life, you're not going to survive it anyway. -Anon”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn. -David Russell (1942- ) Life is all about timing...”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other, they can’t reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunneling because it will take too long. Finally, one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer. -Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. -Linda Grayson One”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“A boy at a carnival went to a booth run by a man who said, "If I can write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agreed, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“2 men catch 2 fish in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many men could catch 500 fish in 500 minutes?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends. -Anon”
― M. Prefontaine, Quotes: The Box Set: Funny, Inspirational and motivational quotes

“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror.”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy. -Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)”
― M Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“What are the next two letters in the following series and why? WATNTLITFS__”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what ships are for.  William GT Shedd (1820 -94)”
― M. Prefontaine, The Best Smart Quotes Book: Wisdom That Can Change Your Life

“I don't know if mama was right, that we each have a destiny, or if it was Lt Dan, that we are all just floating around, accidental, like on a breeze, but I think... I think... maybe... it's both happening at the same time. -Winston Groom (1943 -), Forrest Gump”
― M. Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“Where can you finish a book without finishing a sentence?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“But what is the good of friendship if one cannot say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please and to flatter, but a true friend always says unpleasant things, and does not mind giving pain. Indeed, if he is a really true friend he prefers it, for he knows that then he is doing good. -Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)”
― M. Prefontaine, The Big Book of Quotes: Funny, Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Life, Love and Much Else

“When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“you have an 11 minute and 13 minute hourglass, how can you accurately time 15 minutes?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“Don't allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be there option. Mark Twain”
― M. Prefontaine, The Funniest Quotes Book: 1001 Of The Best Humourous Quotations

“This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching.”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love

“When we are headed the wrong way, the last thing we need is progress. Nick Bostrom (1973-”
― M. Prefontaine, The Best Smart Quotes Book: Wisdom That Can Change Your Life

“A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?”
― M. Prefontaine, Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love