Bourget Choppers Quotes & Sayings

Indeed, very few people are aware that in each of our fingers, located somewhere between the first phalange, the mesophalange, and the metaphalange, there is a tiny brain. The fact is that the other organ which we call the brain, the one with which we came into the world, the one which we transport around in our head and which transports us so that we can transport it, has only ever had very general, vague, diffuse and, above all, unimaginative ideas about what the hands and fingers should do. For example, if the brain-in-our-head suddenly gets an idea for a painting, a sculpture, a piece of music or literature, or a clay figurine, it simply sends a signal to that effect and then waits to see what will happen — Jose Saramago

By abstraction, we mean identifying aspects that are important to a task at hand, and hiding details of other aspects. Of course, the other aspects can't be ignored arbitrarily. Rather, we make assumptions and follow disciplines that allow us to ignore those details while we focus on the aspects of interest. — Peter J. Ashenden

So many policy decisions that effect musicians are being made without any input from musicians at all. — Erin McKeown

Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked in poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day, or Warren's blackin' or Rowland's oil, or some o' them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy. — Charles Dickens

I had Lissa's number memorized and I sent her the following note:
I know what you're going to do, and it is a BAD idea. I'm going to kick both your asses when I find you. — Richelle Mead

From the outside, my life may look chaotic, but inside I feel like some kind of monk licking an ice cream cone while straddling a runaway horse. — Tom Robbins

Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame. — Cynthia Heimel

The only way to find peace is to face the unknown and trust that God has heard your tears. — Shannon L. Alder

Acknowledgment of torture is not accountability for it. — Yousef Munayyer

The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality. — Muriel Rukeyser

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it. — Vince Lombardi

The reality of the moment is so palpable and powerful that it holds imagination in a tight orbit from which it never fully escapes. — Daniel M. Gilbert

It is easy to be inspired by history when you're living in a part of it and allow that to seep into your writing: having said that, a minimalist room with no distractions is often better; the most exciting visions should already be in your head. — Simon Toyne