Buttonholing Quotes & Sayings

A wife, domestic, good, and pure,
Like snail, should keep within her door;
But not, like snail, with silver track,
Place all her wealth upon her back. — Walsham How

We have the real self and the false self, there's nothing wrong with them, and everyone has both of them. — Benjamin Clementine

I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun. — Randy Moss

I am all the time talking about you, and bragging, to one person or another. I am like the Ancient Mariner, who had a tale in his heart he must unfold to all. I am always buttonholing somebody and saying, "Someday you must meet my mother." — Edna St. Vincent Millay

War is obsolete. We are not here to fight something or tear something down; We are here to be the example of what is possible. Any sane individual will tell you that violence is ... not the way ... — R. Buckminster Fuller

I grew up in church, and I have a wonderful family that always supported that. — Carrie Underwood

It's wearying, like Caliban buttonholing you in hell and telling you the struggle he's having getting along with himself. — Derek Raymond

Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't make it for a lot of reasons - rural, girl, small African country. So, no regrets. — Dambisa Moyo

Humor comes in all forms, and everyone has their cup of tea about what makes them laugh. But the day we censor humor is a sad one for sure. — Marlee Matlin

What I do when I create a character is put in details from all the people I know who might be like that person, and then put in a huge amount of myself. — Jeffrey Eugenides