“The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that...” — Joey Adams Quote

The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.'

If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all.

I lived with my parents and my older brother in a small, three-bedroom terraced house in Northfield Road, Hull. It was in the part of Anlaby Road that lay somewhere between commercial and suburban living.

People have said, 'Let's build bridges,' and frankly, I want to do more than that. I would like break to the walls of ignorance between East and West.

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.

The writing I love has something memorable in it - an image, a smell. It's the connection between the moment and the whole concept, weaving the micro together with the macro so that it has a hold on people - that's writing.