Blettners Quotes & Sayings

But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half. — Richard Cobden

The world is ruled by other people, than people believe to know. — Benjamin Disraeli

A narrator should not supply interpretations of his work; otherwise he would have not written a novel, which is a machine for generating interpretations. — Umberto Eco

We are never free when we imprison ourselves in the prison of our fixed, false beliefs. — Debasish Mridha

I'm completely different from Pietersen. He would turn up to the opening of an envelope — Andrew Flintoff

Bean felt a rush of sweet nostalgia for the woman who had introduced us to E. Nesbit and Edward Eager and Laura Ingalls Wilder ... — Eleanor Brown

Oppression doesn't make people noble. Give any of us a little comfort, and we'll kill to keep it. The despised become despicable. — Victor LaValle

With Congress and the S.E.C. so heavily peopled by lawyers, and with lawyers having been so heavily involved in drafting financial disclosure documents now seen as bogus, there was a new "lawyer" joke every week. One such was: "The butcher says 'the reputation of lawyers has fallen dramatically', and the check-out clerk replies: "How do you fall dramatically off a pancake? — Charlie Munger

I kept trying to tell people that just because I was young didn't mean I could speak for all young people. — Joe Biden

I wanted you to understand right away how committed I am to you ... That you are the only one — Chelsea Cain

A lot of hard work has to go into your career, and preparation, and being your best at all times. — Leven Rambin

I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences. — William James