August 2007 Quotes & Sayings

Attempts to thwart or muzzle the media continued as well. At a conservative caucus meeting in Charlottetown in August 2007, journalists assembled in the lobby of the hotel, as they usually do at such gatherings, to talk to caucus members as they passed by. The [Prime Minister's Office] communications team, however, was not prepared to allow it. Taking their cue, or so it appeared, from a police state, they had the RCMP remove the reporters from the hotel. — Lawrence Martin

Not. Your. Fault.
I nodded again, holding onto his words like they were redemption. — Tammara Webber

Just one question, you arrogant fucking cocksucker" said Locke. "I'll grant the Lamora part is easy to spot; the truth is, I didn't know about the apt translation when I took the name. I borrowed it from this old sausage dealer who was kind to me once, back in Catchfire before the plague. I just liked the way it sounded.
"But what the fuck" he said slowly, "ever gave you the idea that Locke was the first name I was actually born with? — Scott Lynch

Make somebody happy today, and mind your own business — Ann Landers

Being an agent gave me a great sense of satisfaction. — Victoria Principal

I discovered that the more I hustled, the luckier I seemed to get. — Fran Tarkenton

In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions. — Ehud Olmert

...this obsession was draining my ambition... — Tarryn Fisher

I play DJ, and you tell me what you like."
"Got it," I said with a firm nod, fighting little jitters of excitement.
"And who knows? Maybe something will be familiar. As long as it's not death metal, I think we can rule you out as a potential Satan worshiper. — Tara Hudson

I read Parker's Spenser series in college. When it comes to detective novels, 90 percent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it. — Harlan Coben

Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded. — Henri Frederic Amiel

If we want to sum up the theory of evolution by natural selection in two words, which have great relevance for all societies and businesses, we should simply remember: diversity works. — Richard Koch

My fears came true: People called me fat and hideous, and I lived. And now I keep living. — Lena Dunham