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Quotelist' all related anonymously
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It's the end of the world as we know it, and the begining of a new one we don't want.
Newark, New Jersey
Nice site. Thanx for the time you put in it.
Mclean, Virginia
thank you for your efforts on behalf of civilization
Boston
Time well spent. should be required reading for the politically motivated executive.
Germany
Wisdom is like truth; those who need it the most want it the least. I hope they find
they're way here
California
I'm one of those realistic cynics referred to by George Bernard Shaw. Your site was
referred to me by a fellow traveler who also is a professor of mass communication
(used to be journalism) at LSU
New Orleans
The older I get, the more I understand and relate to cynicism.
Chambersburg, PA
Thanks for putting this on the web.
Canada
Love it; especially your tribute to iconoclastic thinking.
Pittsburgh, PA
Thanks for a wonderful,informative and uplifting site. Easy to see why you received the
awards. Such an interesting personality you must be. I Glook forward to coming back to this
site many times.
What a breath of freshness this site is. Before I "dumbed down" and lost my momentum
over the years, I too could relish in the ideas presented.
Thanks.
Houston, Texas
Enjoyed your quotations and read them all, sharing some with my
wife who was watching television at the time.
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Thank you for maintaining this interesting site
Iowa
What a nice lot of usable quotes. These will give a lot of pleasure to friends.
Wellington, New Zealand
insigtful--helps to open my brain
Galveston, Texas
One of the best pages I've read in a while. I started to copy quotes down by hand.
I stopped about a quarter of the way through and just printed it out.
An excellent job
Parma, Ohio
"insight, insightful,insightfulness,you make me blind" PQ
Far superior to the many insipid quote sites
Texas
A real pleasure to find a treasure for the mind.
New Mexico
I was looking for a particular Nietzsche quote (which I still haven't found) and stumbled
across your site. I knew from the title that it wasn't going to be yet another page of
"inspirational" quotations that appear to have been lifted from some twelve-step program
handbook. I'm glad I stopped by. Thanks for making my day.
New Jersey
It was a pleasure going through the quotes
Thanks a lot Great Site
Texas
great site, I'm a quote freak and I absolutely love it! keep up the good work
Minnesota
I love this web site:):):):):)
Rhode Island
This is an excellent, thought-provoking collection
California
Wonderful site to lose ones self
Arlington, Virginia
Excellent site. I am indeed not alone. :-|
Burlington, Massachusetts
I am the most complex person that I don't know.
I bow to the wisdom. well done.
Saskatchewan, Canada
I am here because someone felt I was qualified to be a curmudgeon. I am surprised
that they are probably right. It doesn't happen that often.
San Clemente, California
Thank you. That was some great reading.
San Francisco, California
Cool site. I love to find collections of quotes that I can
pass on to my students. I'll be sure you give you credit.
Austin, Texas
This is a fabulous site! It is amazing to me how the men and women featured here have
spun the English language into a fabulous and intricate web from nothing but the ragged floss of everyday language.
Thank you so much for putting this together!
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I love collecting and reading new quotes. Very rare collection. :-)
Santa Ana, California
Enjoyed
Stockton, California
enjoyable
Greenville, South Carolina
MORE!
Oklahoma
Quotations inspire me to think for myself in ways I hadn't
considered. I appreciate very much this website. Thank you.
New Orleans, Louisiana
I love it! I find it very inspirational and you've chosen wisely.
Brooklyn, NY
Brilliant site, I could spend hours here being educated.
Ireland
Being a writer has, at times, left me penniless and homeless but always left me a pencil and note pad. One question I asked myself in those times of homelessness was, "Am I bum because I am a writer, or am I a writer because I am a bum.
Vancouver, Canada
Great page with great quotes from many great writers
Mesa, Arizona
Browsing this site is like a delightful stroll in the park. Thank you.
Orlando, Florida
I love reading quotes. If we could distill the wisdom in them and inject into our bodies,
the world would be a much better place. Unfortunately, ocular infusion doesn't seem to work.
Arizona
I asked for "wise and entertaining quotes", and was well rewarded...Thanks!
Bradenton, Florida
I love this site. I read all the time and I am constantly highlighting quotes from the books that I read. Now, quotes are here for me. I have a working quote retention of about 275 quotes that I know by heart. This will only serve to expand my knowledge.
Pittsburgh, PA
It is wonderful to read so many words of wisdom from people who share my view
on life!! Keep them coming
Boston
Enlightening. Sharp, insightful, and biting. Wonderfully
eclectic compolation of quotes.
a wonderful compilation of wit and wisdom. thanks so much!!
Atlantic City
You have compiled the most consistently fascinating collection of thoughts I've yet
come across online. Your selections reflect an exceptionally keen nose for the diamond
buried in tons of dirt. This unplanned sidetrip to your site has absorbed an afternoon in
a most delightful and enriching way. Many thanks for the effort; it fills a great need.
New Orleans
Refreshing and enlightening. I'll be back.
Maryland
This is a fine website...enjoyed most of all I've read and am now preparing to read more. Thank you very much for your work...
Evanston, IL
Quotations are the best snapshot of how people view life in general and theirs in particular. I love them.
Texas
This is my first visit to your site, and I'm amazed with its content
and construction.
Please accept my congratulations!
Armenia
You site is quite similar to a museum's CD-Rom "tour": You don't actually get to see the real picture, but the glimpses of genius you retain entice you further and further in your quest for knowledge.
Mexico
Enjoyed your site. Thanks for being - here.
Madison, WI
great collection.......thanx.............
Wilkes Barre, PA
excellent work is this compilation. i enjoyed it immensely.
Keep up the good work. And thanks for the milk and cookies.
Huntington, New York
Love it.
Toronto, Canada
It's good to see that so many brilliant people seem to think along the same lines that I do. Not implying that I'm brilliant or anything, but I'm glad I relate more to the people who've been quoted here than the redneck at the gas station up the street from me.
Atlanta
'twas a pleasant few moments....some familiar....some new..from some a new insight arose.
San Diego
Great site. Good for tears and laughter. And, at last, I found a definition of art that I could live with!
Sonoma, California
A thoroughly enjoyable page. Hope to see more quotes soon?
Singapore
I love this site. Keep it up
Virginia
For the last year & a half I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting "The Curmudgeon Quote List",
but lately, especially on Sundays, I have to wait a LONG time to access your website. That
indicates to me that your homepages have become entirely too popular. Is there some way you
can keep out the riff-raff & allow only us serious curmudgeons to visit? Anyway, Keep up the
good work & thanks for a great site for the world to visit - your efforts are appreciated!
Honolulu
I very much enjoyed your page, and copied several quotes from it. I have long been accused of being myself a curmudgeon, and rightly so.
Dallas, Texas
Enjoyed your list!
Washington State
This page is absolutely outstanding and be assured I will come back to check
out more.
thanks :)
my gratefulness is indescribable.......... epiphany anyone?
Albany, NY
I've been collecting quotes in a journal for years.
Anything that rings out as something
I think I'd like to remember; a child's musings; random
statements heard on the streets, from movies, books etc..
Well done on your collection. I appreciate you giving
credit to how one says something over what they say.
Most of us feel we have much to say, forgetting that
we also have much we should hear
Best wishes. Keep up the good work
Homer, Alaska
Your page was very uplifting. Thank you
Lake Forest, California
An excellent collection of poignant commentary on life. Thanks for compiling them,
I have copied several to check back with from time to time and share with others.
Illinois
You make me laugh.
New York City
Reading Quotations is one of my favourite pastimes. It gives me a warm and happy feeling
and makes me realize those things that I almost have forgotten. One should always bring it
with him/her everywhere because I'm certain that it gives you the best company and a loyal
friend. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to sign this guestbook. More power to
you. God bless.
Japan
Finally someone has taken notice of the worlds need for quotes. They have taken the good
and the bad and made at least my life just that bit happier. Thank you
Australia
This truly is a cool site. A lot of work and countless hours
im sure. I definitely will return here in the future. Really is a
nice
page.
Pennsylvania
I buried my demons in the backyard of my soul years ago.. I
dug them up recently, they hadn't rotted a bit. -
I enjoyed your site immensely. Thank you for putting it up.
Columbus, ohio
I'll expound many while educating, pilfer many while
entertaining and ponder many while between jobs.
Australia
Simply an amazing compilation of insights.
New York
Very refreshing viewpoint
Superior, Colorado
Love it. Thank You.
Middlesex, NJ
You have misrespresented this page horridly. I expected
smart mouth remarks to snicker at and received words of
wisdom and knowledge instead. Thank you, I received that which
I lacked most...
Thank you for a page worth reading. I've been coming to the
quotelist for more than a year and I don't even remember how I
found it, but I'm glad I did. As a person who appreciates the
wisdom and elegance of the masters of quotation (Ambrose
Rules! :) ), I hope you end up adding several more pages. It'd be
just the excuse I need for not going to bed on time.
Good luck and thanks again.
Georgia
these quotes are awesome, thanks for the help
Arizona
one of my favorite sites, gets my sluggish brain going when
nothing else will!
Lexington, Kentucky
More than anything else, I've tried to live my life, often to
my detriment, on something a teacher once told me--"Stupidity
is the deliberate perpetuation of mediocrity." I'm now convinced
that my life hasn't been wasted
Lakewood, NJ
Good stuff. Keep up the good work
Sacramento, California
a fun minute
a profound and illuminating collection of quotes.
My hat's off to the editor (and of course the original
authors).
Peabody, MA
I used your page to find a quote to use in my column, one
which I couldn't find elsewhere. For that, I thank you.
Some nice quotes. Don't forget to mention John Winokur's -new-
Portable Curmudgeon books ("Portable Curmudgeon Redux" and
"A Curmudgeon's Garden of Love").
Very interesting.
Pittsburgh
like it.
Vermont
good collection
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Thanks............Your site lies in sharp contrast to most of
the'net. I didn't want to leave. If you had a chair I'd probably stay
awhile.
Santa Cruz
Glad to find this page-- thank you! keep up the good work.
Fort Collins, Colorado
I'm a great admirer and frequent user of your website.
Words fail me. Don't stop.
Walnut Creek, California
Interesting. Thanks for the work it took to put this together
Muskegon, MI
Loved your list.
Keep up the tiresome, thankless work of something akin to
Samuel Johnson's "harmless drudge."
North Carolina
Thanks for the tour... since discovering the book Whole Grain
in college, I've loved reading quotes. This is quite the list. Keep
up the good work, as Work it must be.
Fairhaven, MA
I thoroughly enjoy your page and the selection of quotes. I
have used many of them as leads to introduce the opinion pieces
I write, and as sage bits of advise given in various newsletters
and internal publications here at the university. Thank you for
your efforts.
Carbondale, IL
A wonderful site to have discovered, and one highly
valuable to me in my work as a journalist and occasional speech
writer. Thanks very much.
Canada
Interesting batch of quotes; found several I like, and not the
same old stuff. Always a pleasure to come across a literate
website.
Netherlands
This is truly a great page -- I've been collecting quotes for
3 years now and this page is one of the few that doesn't just
repeat what is said on everyone else's pages
Dallas, Texas
Better than Bartlett's. Less ennobling but more instructive.
Seattle
How nice to find a site wherein poets are respected and
minds are revered.
St. Petersburg, Florida
I also like the presentation of your website. It's beautifull!
San Diego, California
Just what I needed after a bad day.
Alexandria, Virginia
How sad for me to be a curmudgeon at only eighteen years of
age. Nonetheless, I enjoyed your collection.
Where the hell am I?
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Your remarks give me pause to think.
Titusville, Florida
Really appreciate all the quotes on this page. I think I found
more today to add to my personal collection than I ever have
before... Kind of makes me sad, I wasn't able to collect them as
they were individually found, in a nice moment of happiness that
comes from such discoveries which give so much attention to a
new little bit of knowledge... But anyway, thank you!
Las Vegas, Nevada
Loved it. Keep up the good work!
Hollywood, Florida
I've greatly enjoyed the above quotations.....I've spent a
moment in reflection....it has felt good....thank you.
Tucson, Arizona
Too much of anything will induce nausea, even literate,
fascinating and intelligent quotes
Canada
I've been pissing off people for 32 years by asking for
facts. I'm not going to change now.
Washington D.C.
I as
well as others thouroughly appreciate what must have been
many hours of toil and effort given to produce a magnificent
plethora of ideas: a supreme website! thank you.thank
you.thank you!!
Cypress, California
the collection of quotes is impressive, but the
curmudgeon's apology is one of the most accurate and
perceptive statements I've read in a long time.
New Zealand
fabulous. thank you.
manchester connecicut
I commend you on sharing this vast repertoire of insight and
wisdom.
Canada
I'm glad to be here
Austin, Texas
Really appreciate the assemblage of wisdom here.
Media, Pennsylvania
Exactly what I needed. It is calming to know that the events
and actions of today have previously taken place in other forms
and circumstance. Better yet they have been addressed by
individuals far wiser than I. Thanks for keeping a record.
I love this stuff
Good Job!
Las Vegas, Nevada
Good site. Less cynical than I thought it would be. Please add
more quotes.
Many thanks for gathering and sharing this wisdom with all
of us.
Let me in!
San Francisco, California
Am a collector of quotes, thanks for the nice assortment.
Franklin, Wisconsin
This is an absolutely great site!
Orange, Connecticut
Love curmudgeonliness -- it takes one to know one. Keep
it up.
Evanston, Illinois
The older I become the more I believe in what others
refer to as curmudgeonry. I don't believe it is that I have
changed so much as that I now see the truth more clearly and
thus am able to agree with the great thoughts of others. This
site is wonderful. It is enlightening, invigorating and very
though provoking. Oh yes, it does provide humor
An excellent collection of pith and vinegar!
Huntington, West Virginia
Marvelous site! My finding it is proof that serendipity
IS! Thanks for the treat.
Oakland, California
Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire.
Ohio
I enjoyed this sunday afternoon ,by simply reading the
verses at this site--thank you
Colorado
Inspiring, sobering, and occasionally enlightening.
Canada
Thank you for your quotations page! Enjoyed the journey! :)
I am looking for a quote for a newsletter. Didn't find one this
time, but enjoyed the visit anyway!
Illinois
Thanks for the effort--you are truly a "monk of the
internet."
Houston, Texas
As a person whos mind works 'differently' -- and
experiences joy in learning (despite restraints of learning in
'the proper' way) I found many quotes on your page were from
other 'different' learners. They will be my companions, as I
journey towards my 'own' destiny!
Thank you.....
Australia
Our distinguished president (of the company) says "an
historic event".
Your page has the effect of humbling an inflated ego, and
redirectioning perspective.
Thanks
San Antonio, Texas
Great work!
Brooklyn, New York
Great website- I've enjoyed it for some time.
Longview, Washington
Great set of quotes. You must have worked very hard to
collect them.
Missouri
Excellent quotes; I appreciate the work it takes to collect
them.
Virginia
Great site. Loved the quotations, and have bookmarked for
daily use. Some are incredibly poignant, some funny, and some
very though provoking. Thanks for the hard work.
Reno, Nevada
Sure enjoy the work that has been put into gathering all of
the Quotes,
Thank you......
Portland, Oregon
I really appreciate your taking the time to put this together
San Francisco, California
Nice job. I appreciate your efforts.
Evanston, Illinois
Outstanding! Wonderful! I have avidly read such collections
all of my adult life, and your work is one of the best.
Bothell, Washington
nice work
good idea.
Thanks for your contribution and creativity
Georgia
Nice site, well done. Excellent content.
New York
Trenchant selection...
Aptos, California
Fine work. Keep it going
Port Clinton, Ohio
Great wisdom and great humor, is there a connection?
Quite an enjoyable site which I immediately
bookmarked for future reference. Being in
the publishing world and an avid writer, I
have been known to bend the bard a few times
to suit my purposes. Good to see something
in addition to Bartletts and Brewers Phases
and Frables.
Cool website. I particularly like the way that the themes of
the quotes are related and form a wandering thematic path.
Palo Alto, California
A great thing to stumble across on a sleepy Sunday morning.
I particularly enjoyed the somewhat subtle contrasts on your
part,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Thanks for the no glitz, thought provoking oasis in the
desert of the WWW.
Pensacola, Florida
There is very little on the net that is worth looking at, but
your site is a pleasure and shows that there is something of a
worth on the net.
Ohio
Very enjoyable ! Thanks for the privilege
British Columbia, Canada
Congratulations on producing a web site with meaning.
New Mexico
I truly love quotations and yours are the best I've come
across. Thanks
Florida
MARVELLOUS!!! Best quote page I have found on the net...I
have found many silver linings in this cloud.
Stockholm, Sweden
Make me smile, with the truth.
Baltimore, Maryland
Great site! I came upon it browsing for quotes for our
philosophy dept. T-shirt. Several amusing and insightful
candidates...
Austin, Texas
A FABULOUS READ! THANKS!
Memphis, Tennessee
Great site! I now have lots of great quotes to use in my e-
mail taglines! Keep up the good work!
Saskatchewan, Canada
Wonderfully cynical! Keep up the good work.
United Kingdom
This is an invaluable page for those of us who have a more
realistic view of the world. Thanks for keeping this on the
web.
Bravo!!! Finally a website that simultaeously amuses,
provokes, and causes thought!
I can't thank you enough!
Los Angeles, California
cool place...:)
Thank you for this site.
Tennessee
An enjoyable visit.
Montreal, Canada
Nice Work!
Las Vegas, Nevada
I've been collecting wonderful, humorous or meaningful
quotes for most of my life, and am very impressed by your
collection. Not a lot of overlap between us (which is good).
Thanks for the treat.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
excellent collection
Dear Dear curmudgeon, I am so glad there are those who
love books as much as I. I read to help me learn I read to help me
think I read to enrich my life, Good characters are like
good friends that I return to again and again. I love to read
a good book over and over/ There is always something more.
How can anyone NOT READ?? the world must feel like a dead end.
thanks again curmudgeon
Massachusetts
the quotations always bring new understanding
I love being bitter.
Chicago, Illinois
Wonderful! Thank you.
Pelham, Alabama
I've seen it all, and than some.
Baltimore, Maryland
enjoyed reading through your compilation of quotations,
especially the ones pertaining to America and the American
people.
I like this page. It is quite creative.
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Illinois
Awesome collection of quotes!
Little Rock, Arkansas
May all Americans some day be half as eloquent as these
quotes...
I was glad to have stumbled into your web. I shall return.
Maryland
I enjoy your quotes-perhaps a bit on the "defeatist" side--
something of the wise after the event angle, but well chosen and
enjoyable, quite a few of which I've recorded.
Tasmania
Good site. Well worth a bookmark.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Great Collection! I gathered a few for a document I keep
that helps me remember who I am
Wilmington, Delaware
enlightening.
New York City
very useful page. Thank you.
Virginia
Terrific quotes and well organized.
New York
Excellent, well presented and enjoyably different from the
same old quotes one reads over and over again, congratulations.
Western Australia
Thanks for letting me enjoy thought-provoking and light-
hearted tidbits while I'm living a stressful grad-student life!
Sacramento, California
I would love to know if you have any subtle, yet poignant,
and even biting commentary that I could stick on my cork-
board to indirectly express my disdain and utter contempt for
the world I live in. Regardless, keep this page up because I visit
it for solace and enlightenment.
New York City
Delightful. Thanks. Bookmarked. I'll be back.
Oh, and nice wallpaper!
Cape Town, South Africa
guess that in the modern net world, I might be considered a
curmudgeon. An interesting site, one that I can cite often.
thanks much. I'll send my students here as well.
California
I love this quote list ....I have added it to my favorite sites
for sure. good job...!
I always suspected I might be a Curmugeon...I am delighted
to discover that I am indeed one, and in such good company,
too.In my opinion, there is a thin line between a Cynic and a
Realist.
Washington state
Only the curmudgeon understands the insignificance of
current epochal events.
Great quotes, wish I could steal more time from massa so I
could read them all!
Santa Cruz, California
Great quotes- not so lofty as to not be enjoyed.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Enjoyed it. I'll probably make a link to it from my web page.
Connecticut
It's great. Good quotes! Writing this is very intimidating . . .
after reading all of those quotes, it seems like I should say
something incredibly intelligent!
Portland, Oregon
A delightful collection. Thank you.
I love it. I know that I'll be back here again.
Illinois
The quotes are not actually very curmudgeonly.
(????????!!!-ED)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Cool, a quote list with over half of the quotes not being
self-righteous truisms, and actually expressing a modicum of
original thought. It's nice to have somebody else's words when
your ideas overreach your verbal skills. All in all, pretty damn
good. I actually said I was a surly curmudgeon once, so I'm
probably just a sheep returning to the flock. Ahh... the joys
of finding a herd.
wonderful resource...great for background info, a moment of
levity, and appropriate filler for speeches, articles, etc.
Mill Valley, California
If I knew what to say, would I be searching for a quote?
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Quotations for cynics? It will never work! :)
Brisbane, Australia
I've found a home with kindred spirits. I am not alone.
Thank You.
I am so pleased to see this web page. I feel like I've come
home.
Mississippi
Finding you was a delightful and unexpected experience
I'm thinking about "going walkabout" and seeing more of the
U.S. These quotes, along with many others, of course, give me
hope that I may find the things that I am looking for. Pray for me.
Atlanta, Georgia
Your page is a pleasure to wade through. Dipping and Sipping
at the great thoughts and the other thoughts
Canada
A thought provoking collection of insights into human
nature.
England
Priceless!
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Like your quotes ... what, if any, is the relationship between
this site and the "Curmudgeon" books by Jon Winokur?
Kennesaw, Georgia
(this site was inspired by the book "The Portable Curmudgeon"
by Jon Winokur- ED)
I am married to a curmudgeon, work for a series of
curmudgeons, and the person I admire most in the world
besides my husband is a curmudgeon, so it's a welcome thing to
come upon your series of quotes. I am unfortunately too unwitty
and tired to be a curmudgeon, although I seem to be in an
eternal state of having curmudgeonry thrust upon me. Keep 'em
coming.
Much enjoyed the thoughts.
Pennsylvania
Excellent site - I was beginning to think I had an attitude
problem.
I especially enjoyed your curmudgeon's "apology".
Atlanta, Georgia
Thank you.
Really enjoyable site! Thanks!
Virginia
love the page... :)
Madison, Wisconsin
This page entertains me about as much as a printout of
random numbers. It seems to be expressing humanity's deep
desire to bore himself. It also has a lot in common with dead
fish. All in all, not negative enough.
A site only a mother could love.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Great quotations!
Vancouver, Canada
I thoroughly enjoyed it,. . . . . . . . and I wonder why you have
gone to this effort.
(sometimes I wonder myself-ED)
Vancouver, Washington
This is one terrific site. It feeds my basic
nihilism
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Very good site, my compliments
Italy
First visit. Recommended by another curmudgeon friend.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Awesome web-page.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
I love quotes .... and your pages are just great!!!!!
Germany
About time someone gathered all this stuff together. It's
always better to pilfer another writer's words than to become
personally profound.
Maine
An entertaining and thought-provoking collection of
quotes.
Portland, Oregon
This is without a doubt, the most enjoyable and enlightening
site I have found during my first 30 hours on line
New Holland, Pennsylvania
I am just starting into your site. I have heard good things
about it
Houston, Texas
Outstanding
Thank you for the introspective whimsy.
Nova Scotia, Canada
enjoyed your site...I'm glad to have found it.
Thank you.
maryland
I am amazed by the wonderful assortment of quotes in one
grouping
Excellent. Sublime!
I love your site!
Grapeland, Texas
Interesting for a learner.
Australia
Enjoyed the collection. I will share with friends.
Thanks
Lincroft, New Jersey
Great page!!!!!!!!!!!
love this page.
San Antonio, Texas
Of all the interesting web sites I've come across, this is one
I return to often! Such a great idea for a web site! Count me
as a regular reader!
Lancaster, California
My friends have often called me a curmudgeon. So when I
stumbled across this site I couldn't resist... and I'm glad I didn't.
interesting link...
...to view the world of thoughts
If you close this browser (do
not quit netscape) a browser with
'The Curmudgeon Quotelist' will remain on the screen