Covarrubias Quotes & Sayings

We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world. — Silvia Cartwright

We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance, with their siblings and with kids that are around. They will sooth. If they see somebody else in pain, even the youngest of toddlers will try to reach out and pat the person. — Paul Bloom

Existence as entirety remains beyond any one meaning and it is the conscious presence of humanness in the world inasmuch as this is nonmeaning, having nothing to do other than be what it is, no longer able to go beyond itself or give itself some kind of meaning through action. — Georges Bataille

That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms. — George Bernard Shaw

Do not neglect to bring your revolver, Russell. It may be needed, and it does us no good in your drawer with that disgusting cheese."
"My lovely Stilton; it's almost ripe, too. I do hope Mr. Thomas enjoys it."
"Any riper and it will eat through the woodwork and drop into the room below."
"You envy me my educated tastes."
"That I will not honour with a response. Get out the door, Russell. — Laurie R. King

I think I've lost 3lbs - I'm very, very happy. I thought of it as work and a spa. — Joan Rivers

Of course Covarrubias wasn't a negro, but how he caught the darky spirit! — Langston Hughes

Who can ever hold the essence of fire?
Who can ever know the alchemy of desire? — Tarun J. Tejpal

But then again, you know, the pimp in TAXI DRIVER has this reason, given the environment he was living in. — Harvey Keitel

If the job requires a drug test, make sure the urine you smuggle in belongs to a human. Dog pee isn't going to fool anyone, and collecting it will not be as easy as you think. — Gina Covarrubias

The thing that I think about the most, and is the most rewarding to me, is the whole past. That I kind of went from nothing to something and I did it on my own, and I did it through hard work and smarts. — Tucker Max

Food brings people together. All over the world, people gather together and eat. In America, churches have potlucks and neighborhoods have barbecues. I like that about America. - IB My — Lisa Schroeder