Bouwman Potter Quotes & Sayings

Wimsey stooped for an empty sardine-tin which lay, horribly battered, at his feet, and slung it idly into the quag. It struck the surface with a noice like a wet kiss, and vanished instantly. With that instinct which prompts one, when depressed, to wallow in every circumstance of gloom, Peter leaned sadly against the hurdles and abandoned himself to a variety of shallow considerations upon (1) The vanity of human wishes; (2) Mutability; (3) First love; (4) The decay of idealism; (5) The aftermath of the Great war; (6) Birth-control; and (7) The fallacy of free-will. — Dorothy L. Sayers

I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know.
(Nero Wolfe) — Rex Stout

Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children. — Harry S. Truman

In my mind I was Laura Croft, trapped in Mayberry. — Liliana Hart

Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom you're giving them. — Judith Martin

Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter. — Oprah Winfrey

Listen, I know you just got back, and you're exhausted, but I need a favor."
Not again ... I was looking forward to going home and sleeping for a day, or several. "I have a date tonight?"
"A date?" He choked.
I didn't date, and he knew it. "Yeah, with my bed. We were totally going to sleep together." I said sarcastically. — Sophie Monroe

Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology. It presents metaphors, not doctrines, and leaves open the possibility of reconciliation of science and religion, of many ways of knowing. — Starhawk

Real love is to offer your life at the feet of another. — John Ajvide Lindqvist

They can't shit on us," said Alex. "That's really what I'm saying. You can't shit on us anymore." There was a silence. "I just want them to stop shitting on us," said Alex. "OK," I said. "Sorry. — Jon Ronson

There's gonna be a lot of heat inside. — Waheed Ibne Musa

You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. — Laura Linney

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You have to get over being shy, and just be comfortable with yourself, and I think that for me, if I'd stayed in a small town, I'd be a different person. — Marisa Miller

Abortion is green! I think its irrefutable, but people don't want to hear that. For most people, having children is an instinctual, natural desire and the last thing they want to do is believe that it has any detrimental side, or if they do believe it, they think it's different for them because they live in a gated community or whatever the reason ... — Doug Stanhope