Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television.', David Letterman', US comedian & television host (1947 - )

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.', Groucho Marx', US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)

A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.', Joseph Stalin', Georgian Soviet politician (1879 - 1953)

It is twice as hard to crush a half-truth as a whole lie.', Unknown', Quotations by unknown authors );

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.', Francois de La Rochefoucauld', French author & moralist (1613 - 1680)