Quotes of the Morning: Happy New Year!

“Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.”
-Jean Paul Richter

“Be at war with your vices; at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
-Benjamin Franklin

“New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.”
-James Agate

“Good habits are not made on birthdays, nor Christian character at the new year. The workshop of character is everyday life. The uneventful and commonplace hour is where the battle is lost or won.”
-Maltbie Davenport Babcock

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.”
-Bill Vaughan

“Happy New Year everyone! May your holiday be a good one, and may your work schedule next year be as flexible as Fearless Leader’s!”
-Skippy

“President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need more time to craft the plan he'll announce in the new year.”
-Associated Press, December 28, 2006