Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliantis an author and syndicated cartoonist born in London, UK, and living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is best known for his Pot-Shots, single-panel illustrations with one-line humorous remarks, which began syndication in the United States of America in 1975. Brilliant achieved American citizenship in 1969...
Ashleigh Brilliant quotes about
trying
I try to take life as it comes, and just hope it keeps coming.
war fighting thinking
In one sense, I have always felt glad to have had the war [World War II] in my childhood, because, as a result, nothing that has happened in the world since then has ever seemed quite so bad. On the other hand, I never entirely got over my feeling of being cheated when the promised era of peace in a wonderful "post-war world" failed to materialize. I could not understand how, after all that, people could ever even think of fighting again. And I still can't.
insecurity world this-world
Cling to your insecurity, in this world, it's the only thing you can be sure of.
law needs lawyer
What I need is a lawyer who specializes in the law of the jungle.
lying worry birth
I've learned to accept birth and death . . . but sometimes I still worry about what lies between.
lying numbers records
My success lies in having achieved a record numbers of failures.
cheer worst felt
Cheer up! The worst effects of what we're doing won't be felt until after we're all dead
mistake watches made
Watch out! It's quite possible that some of my best mistakes haven't yet been made.
impossible sometimes embarrassing
It's sometimes easier to do the impossible than to do the embarrassing.
who-i-am opinion share
I like who I am, and am puzzled to find that not everybody shares this opinion.
may way different
If I do enough different things in enough different ways, I may, eventually, do something right.
people mind needs
Some people can find all the peace of mind they need in a good, satisfying conflict.
want able done
Unfortunately, it's possible to be able to do something extremely well that nobody ever wants done.
would-be easier rejects
It would be easier for me to reject all established values, if I knew what they were.