Boodes Quotes & Sayings

What is history? Any thoughts, Webster?'
'History is the lies of the victors,' I replied, a little too quickly.
'Yes, I was rather afraid you'd say that. Well, as long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of the defeated ...
'Finn?'
'"History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation." (quoting Patrick Lagrange) — Julian Barnes

I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making. — Nancy Gibbs

In capital we trust. Capital is our savior, our holy grail, our fountain of youth, or at least health, for banks. — Bethany McLean

Nothing that results in progress is achieved by unanimous consent! — Jerry Ring

Just because a man is a homicidal maniac doesn't make him wrong. — Rick Yancey

For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength. — Louis De Broglie

Nothing is more dissimilar than natural and acquired politeness. The first consists in a willing abnegation of self; the second in a compelled recollection of others. — Lord Chesterfield

You know, nerd is the new black. I read that in Cosmo. — Megan Erickson

For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end. — Catherine Zeta-Jones

Speculation is a dangerous thing without any evidence to back it up. — Jane Casey

It turns out that the average annoyed American only needs to pull three terrible faces before she feels better. — Helen Oyeyemi

Club culture is always going to be a reflection of youth culture, but I think we're maybe moving into a time when the club is a place where older people can go, too. And it's a place people go to connect to themselves, it's not always about the party. It's also about letting off steam and expressing yourself and connecting to other people. — Robyn

Joblessness sets you free — Sunday Adelaja

There is relationship between sight and touch, something about eyes being able to see through the fingers touching the clay, about fingers being able to feel what the eyes are seeing without the fingers actually touching it. — Jose Saramago

Through our consciousness, we can enter the stillness of silence and become blessed with the universal presence of peace. — Georgi Y. Johnson