Baratunde Cola Quotes & Sayings

Statesmen and beauties are very rarely sensible of the gradations of their decay. — Lord Chesterfield

There was no sound but the murmur of nasty little stinging insects, the occasional crack of a falling branch, and the whispering of the trees discussing religion and the trouble with squirrels. Rincewind — Terry Pratchett

Too much faith in personality has a tendency to produce weakness and idolatry, but intense love for the Guru makes rapid growth possible. — Swami Vivekananda

I am me, therefore I am the best. — Yoseob

You've got to just go do what you do - you can't really worry about who was attached to the movie before. — Scott Speedman

Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful. — Zainab Salbi

The federal government views the Constitution as its enemy. — Andrew Napolitano

Purchase items that can be made into several meals, like a whole roasted chicken, or bag of sweet potatoes, and shop the periphery of the grocery store, avoiding the middle aisles full of processed and higher-priced foods. — Cat Cora

Ye lover of the picturesque, if ye wish to drown your grief, take my advice and visit the ancient town of Crieff. — William Topaz McGonagall

Ye who amid this feverish world would wear A body free of pain, of cares a mind, Fly the rank city, shun its turbid air; Breathe not the chaos of eternal smoke And volatile corruption, from the dead, The dying, sickening, and the living world Exhal'd, to sully heaven's transparent dome With dim mortality. — John Armstrong

What we define as a bubble is any kind of debt-fueled asset inflation where the cash flow generated by the asset itself - a rental property, office building, condo - does not cover the debt incurred to buy the asset. So you depend on a greater fool, if you will, to come in and buy at a higher price. — James Chanos

He's probably out there in the hallway right now, composing bad poetry in his head." Michi cleared her throat, her voice taking on a breathless lilt:
"Pale Fox's Daughter,
Her cherry lips haunt my dreams.
Something, something, breasts ... — Jay Kristoff

Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books. — Julian Barnes

A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them. — Cyrus The Great

Running for president must be like having babies. You have to forget what it was like the last time before you want to do it again. — Phil Gramm