No. 0. Quote: It is easy to find fault, if one has that disposition. There was once a man who, not being able to find any other fault with his coal, complained that there were too many prehistoric toads in it. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" No. 1. Quote: Your ignorance cramps my conversation. No. 2. Quote: You are deeply attached to your friends and acquaintances. No. 3. Quote: You fill a much-needed gap. No. 4. Quote: Is that really YOU that is reading this? No. 5. Quote: You should go home. No. 6. Quote: You teach best what you most need to learn. No. 7. Quote: It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -- Mark Twain No. 8. Quote: You will be run over by a bus. No. 9. Quote: A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. -- Mark Twain No. 10. Quote: There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" No. 11. Quote: You too can wear a nose mitten. No. 12. Quote: You're almost as happy as you think you are. No. 13. Quote: You can do very well in speculation where land or anything to do with dirt is concerned. No. 14. Quote: A Tale of Two Cities LITE(tm) -- by Charles Dickens A lawyer who looks like a French Nobleman is executed in his place. The Metamorphosis LITE(tm) -- by Franz Kafka A man turns into a bug and his family gets annoyed. Lord of the Rings LITE(tm) -- by J. R. R. Tolkien Some guys take a long vacation to throw a ring into a volcano. Hamlet LITE(tm) -- by Wm. Shakespeare A college student on vacation with family problems, a screwy girl-friend and a mother who won't act her age. No. 15. Quote: A classic is something that everyone wants to have read and nobody wants to read. -- Mark Twain, "The Disappearance of Literature" No. 16. Quote: You have a deep appreciation of the arts and music. No. 17. Quote: The surest protection against temptation is cowardice. -- Mark Twain No. 18. Quote: Unless hours were cups of sack, and minutes capons, and clocks the tongues of bawds, and dials the signs of leaping houses, and the blessed sun himself a fair, hot wench in flame-colored taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of the day. I wasted time and now doth time waste me. -- William Shakespeare No. 19. Quote: Q: How do you save a drowning lawyer? A: Throw him a rock. No. 20. Quote: Sometimes I wonder if I'm in my right mind. Then it passes off and I'm as intelligent as ever. -- Samuel Beckett, "Endgame" No. 21. Quote: Expect the worst, it's the least you can do. No. 22. Quote: Good day to deal with people in high places; particularly lonely stewardesses. No. 23. Quote: Just because the message may never be received does not mean it is not worth sending. No. 24. Quote: FORTUNE PROVIDES QUESTIONS FOR THE GREAT ANSWERS: #5 A: The Halls of Montezuma and the Shores of Tripoli. Q: Name two families whose kids won't join the Marines.