Barsetshire Quotes & Sayings

For those whose goal it is to twist wrong into right, a good starting point is to convince young people that the vulgar is beautiful. — Tammy Bruce

The truth is, natural organisms have managed to do everything we want to do without guzzling fossil fuels, polluting the planet or mortgaging the future. — Janine Benyus

Both porn and religion distort a person's perspectives on women. — Jesse Dangerously

The bucolic mind of East Barsetshire took warm delight in the eloquence of the eminent personage who represented them, but was wont to extract more actual enjoyment from the music of his periods than from the strength of his arguments. — Anthony Trollope

An obedient child learns from the example of an obedient parent. — Jim George

Marketing is not bragging, and touting one's wares is not evil. The baker in the medieval town square must holler, 'Fresh rolls!' if he hopes to feed the townfolk. — Jeffrey Zeldman

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue. — Peter Ustinov

Now GE has connections with Siemens over here, they worked on the V-2 guidance, — Thomas Pynchon

She felt his personality to be round and smooth and free from nasty spikes. — Peter Carey

No tribal rite has yet been recorded which attempts to keep winter from descending; on the contrary: the rites all prepare the community to endure, together with the rest of nature, the season of the terrible cold. — Joseph Campbell

At birth man is offered only one choice
the choice of his death. But if this choice is governed by distaste for his own existence, his life will never have been more than meaningless. — Jean-Pierre Melville

There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray. — Joseph Joubert

The defining qualities that will distinguish great leaders from the rest are stemmed from the mindset level. — Pearl Zhu

By the end of the summer, we were in a bit of a panic, and a wise CEO from a healthcare company gave me advice I will never forget. "just start," he said. "Don't wait for perfection. Just start and let the work teach you. No one expects you to get it right the very beginning, and you'll learn more from your mistakes than your early successes anyway. So stop worrying so much and just look at your best bets and go. — Jacqueline Novogratz