Abraham Ortelius Quotes & Sayings

And with that he took the bloody old towser by the scruff of the neck and by Jesus he near throttled him. — James Joyce

If you want the waves to touch you softly, have a walk on the sea coasts; if you want the life to touch you softly, have a walk on the reason's coasts, because reason is a shield that softens the strokes of life! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity. — Armistead Maupin

I think one reason people play golf is it allows them to obsess about something other than the daily crap. It takes your mind off that. — Lewis Black

The only thing that comes for sure is death, colonel — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Iraq was invaded to secure Israel and everybody knows it. — Ernest Hollings

If misery spelled revolt, we should have had nothing but revolt from the beginning of time. On the contrary, it is quite rare. — Christina Stead