I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
#quotes #john-hodgman #thinking #media

We cannot come to honour under coverlet. ~George Herbert
#quotes #george-herbert #honor

"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
#quotes #john-green

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
#quotes #j-g-ballard #writing #selling

Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #advice #stupidity

People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of "Glee." ~Kevin McHale
#quotes #kevin-mchale #glee

Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #wait

Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #taxation

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
#quotes #mark-mckinnon #military #war

The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
#quotes #mary-mccarthy #present #past #memories

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
#quotes #william-james #life #faith #optimism

I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
#quotes #jessye-norman #mind #experience #world

On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
#quotes #martin-van-buren #trust

A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
#proverbs #greek-proverbs #philosophical

Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
#quotes #richard-lugar #energy

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
#quotes #paulo-coelho #the-alchemist #universe #inspiration #wish

The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
#quotes #al-gore #funny #tired #night

So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
#quotes #desmond-dekker #work

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
#quotes #christopher-eccleston #family #parents

The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). ~Ibrahim Rugova
#quotes #ibrahim-rugova #law #united-nations

Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #questions

If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
#quotes #daniel-keys-moran #politics #philosophy

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
#quotes #kathie-lee-gifford #fear

But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
#quotes #errol-morris #documentaries

In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
#quotes #neil-labute #relationship #love