Adequately Skilled Quotes & Sayings

It is a great privilege to be poor, Peter. You must not mistake, however, and imagine it a virtue; it is but a privilege, and one also that may be terribly misused. — George MacDonald

If I could pick my own death, it would be on a roller coaster that jumps the tracks and careens into a packed crowd at a cotton candy stand at a state fair. — John Waters

Chase every rung of possibility, and you still get absolutely nowhere. — Jodi Picoult

enough. Still, the swirls which could be defined appeared to match the ones taken from Oswald's left hand tonight. The photos were reversed, and the eyes of the men scanned them again. It wasn't the best of evidence, but both appeared to be made from the same hand. — Jim Bishop

Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time. — Robert Jordan

Struggle is the architect of the soul. — James Cook

The world is twisted beyond hope, when lowborn smugglers must vouch for the honour of kings. — George R R Martin

I tried to eliminate the need for Israel to strike out, militarily, by removing its major threat and attacker, and that was Egypt. I've written a few books on the subject. There's no doubt that the best way to resolve Israel's problems is to negotiate peace between Israel and its immediate neighbors, particularly the Palestinians. And that's something that's not going to be achieved, in my opinion, without the strong involvement of the American president. — Jimmy Carter

I'm moving to Mars next week, so if you have any boxes ... — Steven Wright