Quotes
From Lin Stone

1. As Lin Stone says (or -- As Lin Stone once said) xxx
2. xxx -- by Lin Stone
3. One time Lin Stone told me that xxx

Let's say you want to advertise a solution to rising medical costs.  You could do it like this, FIRST, the quote that leads into the need for your service, then the pitch.  Here we go with an actual example..

You can rip off
some of the people Most of the time.
But sooner or later
All of the People will insist on
letting someone else do it to them.

If you can create a link though, you'll make it easier for your readers AND it will be appreciated by the author.  That's killing two birds with one Stone -- and you can quote him on that..

I invite you to join me in the next frame.

When I heard of your dire straits I was pierced to the purse, all the way to the purse.

The only thing that counts in this life is what you do after you can do no more.

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It is better to make a little effort now than to brag about something big you are going to do.

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The most dangerous place on earth is between a fool and his fury.

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I can keep my priorities straight without any problem at all.  It's just those inefficient, non-effective habits that keep me from getting anywhere.

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When an accident happens
it is already too late to be planning ahead.

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Let's learn to be proud of our "average" students.  Earning that tag proves they are only politically correct half of the time.

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When I was a young lad I came to the conclusion that anyone that suggested my daddy was wrong about something deserved a medal for raw courage.

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Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson met by chance one night and just by chance both men recorded their views of the encounter.  Emerson complained that Thoreau would raise an objection to every statement he made, even the most trivial subjects were contested.  Thoreau recorded that Emerson couldn't make even the most trivial of statements without automatically assuming it was already being contested, or soon would be.  I know exactly how they felt; I've had nights just like that, and there was nobody here but me.

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Sure, I'm paranoid;  I'm suspicious of anyone sneaking up behind me.

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Let the political squirmishes begin.

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The "Yawl Come" immigration policy began shutting down when 95% of the Native American population had been killed off.  The great White Father in Washington decided that income tax could do the rest of us in without him needing professional help.

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The fastest way out of an argument is to pretend the other kettle is too black to handle, and refuse to get your hands any dirtier.

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The good news is it's only a little worse than yesterday, but the bad news is, it is MUCH worse than last week.

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The only bad thing about being retired is that if I don't keep working we can't afford it.

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I feel like a failure and I feel like a fool.  With a combination like that you discover a drastic new adjustment happening to your perspective.

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If we didn't have all these problems to solve
we'd never get good enough to face what's coming up next.

Those endowed with true greatness will admit they are wrong when I share my opinions with them.

^{Beware the spit and snap of the Pickle Sucker's trap lest your mouth and your mind pucker sour and more unkind.}

This little Wal*Mart is bigger than the town I grew up in.

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Pictures are windows that let us look at our dreams.

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I own the road until something bigger shows up.

Anything worth saving your money for
is worth buying now.

if you live too long there won't be any witnesses left to keep your stories in line.

Please think of this as your home while you are staying with us.  And if you can find anything here worth stealing, please share it with us.

Young Christians look forward to the day they will have a huge mansion in heaven.
Older Christians realize they would vastly prefer a little maintenance-free apartment up there.

It's too hot to eat it, and too good to leave it alone.

The price of freedom is bloody high. 

You can't take credit for what you were forced to do.

Some people can never feel superior until they find someone to look down upon.

I have a good mind to pick up this baseball bat and work you over, with your permission, of course.

It's not what you eat occasionally that kills you; It's sticking to the diet they insist is good for you.

Many claim they are willing to take a chance, but behind your back they admit there is no chance.

A little note dashed off and soon sent is far better than the whole book we meant to write, but it never went.

If you want happy birds in your yard then keep the neighborhood cats in a cage.

Until you win the Battle of the Buck
you'll be a victim of the dollar.

I invite you to join me in the next frame.

God has already been kicked out of our schools.  God has already been kicked out of our courtrooms.  If you don't quit feeling guilty about voting your conscience He'll be kicked off the ballot too.

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I am going to prove you are innocent by trying my best to convict you.

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Yes.  You CAN be you -- with just a little more practice.

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It isn't enough to know WHAT to pack for your trip,
You have to know HOW to pack it so you can find it when you need it.

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Heritage is the history we accept as examples of the principles we want to live by.

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Obedience to law is the price of freedom. 

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You can only kick a dog nineteen times before he turns around and bites back.  I'm a man though, and you can only kick me once.

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It is impossible to please a man gifted with 20-20 hindsight, but that is exactly what an author must have if s/he is going to be successful. While inspiration doth flow fierce and hot and we must catch it then or kill the muse with cautious rot. But no matter how smooth comes out the prose or how loft the poetry rose, if you are working on the wrong premise, or even if your structure is simply flawed, you can lead others astray. That is the deadliest of sins. Before we dash off those fiery darts we must be sure we are truly converted to that brand of tarts.

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There are no shortcuts to perfection.

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Henry would rather walk a mile to start a war than take two steps to make a friend. 

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Their customer service was terrible.  That geek's attitude was that if you were dumb enough to come in for his advice then you were obviously stupid.