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Your Quotes for 19 May 2006 - Jumping

Mark Twain wrote a charming little story called "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" which was published in 1867 when that gold-rush town had fallen on hard times after the gold had played out and the miners had moved on to other fields. It was on this day in 1928 that some enterprising souls there decided it was time to take advantage of Twain's yarn and actually organized a jumping contest, 51 frogs were entered. They've been jumping there every years since. In fact, the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee runs through Sunday. I don't think I'll get down there to watch the frogs, but I do have some Leaping and Jumping quotes.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
     - Cynthia Heimel

When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.
     - David Herbert Lawrence, 1885 - 1930

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
     - David Lloyd George, 1863 - 1945

Let every man look before he leaps.
     - Miguel de Cervantes, 1547 - 1616

When a Banker jumps out of a window, jump after him - that's where the money is.
     - Maximilien Robespierre, 1758 - 1794

Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.
     - Stanislaw Lec

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