Bessie-isms:

*A half-baked idea is better than being completely devoid of thought and clueless. At least it’s a step in the direction of mental activity instead of mental sloth.

*If you feel compelled to ask permission to do something, it’s a pretty good indicator that you’re thinking of doing something you know you shouldn’t.

Quotable:

He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts…for support rather than for illumination.

Andrew Lang