As a break from the heavy thoughts about heavy matters that have dominated my commentaries in recent days, I thought I’d share with you a list of interesting observations I’ve collected over the years. I don’t know the original source of these quips, but it definitively isn’t me.

• According to a recent study, five out of four people have trouble with fractions.
• If quitters never win and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you’re ahead"?
• If it’s true that we’re here to help others, then what are the others here for?
• Every good company wants employees to take risks…as long as everything turns out okay.
• No one ever says "It’s only a game" when their team is winning.
• If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
• Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn’t zigzag?
• Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
• If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?
• To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question…or is it?
• Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home.
• If women can have PMS, then men can have ESPN.
• When blondes have more fun, do they know it?
• Remember, half the people in the world are below average.
• What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
• If a bus station is where a bus stops and a train station is where a train stops, why do companies have work stations?

This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.