Attie Armchair Quotes & Sayings

The fact that mammalian crying serves as a cue for maternal support, rather than as a dinner bell, is a major evolutionary difference. — Matthew D. Lieberman

Beldin sighed. "Since you're going to be such a spoilsport for this, Pol, I found a
group of sheephenders below the snow line."
"Shepherds, uncle," she corrected.
"It means the same thing. If you really look at it, it's even the same word,"
"Shepherd sounds nicer."
"Nicer." He snorted. "Sheep are stupid, they smell bad, and they taste worse.
Anybody who spends his life tending them is either defective or degenerate. — David Eddings

Caution should always be the prime form of interaction or approach with any unknown quantity. — Steven Redhead

Bacon has been a staple of the American diet since the first European settlers, but until recently, it was consumed in a predictable, seasonal pattern. The bulk of sales came from home consumers, diners, and pancake houses, which fried it up along with eggs for breakfast. — David Sax

The basic idea is that those who help best are the ones who both need help and give help. A healthy community is dependent on all of us being both. — Edward T. Welch

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. — Brooks Atkinson

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out. — Laurence Sterne

I'm a big believer you should design work around a vast majority of people who want to do the right thing rather than around the tiny minority who might take advantage. — Gail Kelly

When given the choice, we'd all rather be happy now ... even if that guarantees we'll all be sad later. — Chuck Klosterman

There was a period just after the inevitability of ruin hove into view and just before it smashed into the hull of your life that was the closest to pure freedom anybody got. — Garth Risk Hallberg

It never gets old. Working with somebody like Kevin Hart is rejuvenating in a lot of ways. He's such a pro. He's so good. — Ice Cube

For all these years, their whole lives almost, she and Alex had been circling each other. During college, Keisha had watched as Alex came out and brought home a string of skinny, whiny girlfriends who wrote poetry and had weird dietary restrictions. — Jasmine Beach-Ferrara

I was more than my limitations; I was learning — Robin S. Sharma

The process doesn't end there. Stories are more than just images. As you continue in the tale, you get to know the characters, motivations and conflicts that make up the core of the story. This requires more parts of the brain. Some parts process emotion. Others infer the thoughts of others, letting us empathize with their experiences. Yet other parts package the experience into memories for future reflection — Livia Blackburne

New York is a glorious place for clearing your head and finding inspiration. Every time you step outside, you live a dozen lives. — Lindsey Kelk