Distills For Sale Quotes & Sayings

Thoughts and actions which, when detected, mean certain death are not formally forbidden, and the endless purges, arrests, tortures, imprisonments and vaporisations are not inflicted as punishment for crimes which have actually been committed, but are merely the wiping-out of persons who might perhaps commit a crime at some time in the future. — George Orwell

Whenever science attempts to legitimate itself, it is no longer scientific but narrative, appealing to an orienting myth that is not susceptible to scientific legitimation. — James K.A. Smith

Finding a really good weblog is like finding the peanuts in a box of Cracker Jacks. They are in there, but you have to hunt for them. And when you find one, you savor it. — Mark R. Woodward

"You see, I do a little in this way myself," he explained; "here is my most prized piece." He took from his pocket a snuffbox, which looked to be of eighteenth-century workmanship. Inside the lid was an enamel picture of Leda and the Swan, and when a knob was pushed to and fro the swan thrust itself between Leda's legs, which jerked in mechanical ecstasy. A nasty toy, I thought, but Urky doted on it. "We single gentlemen like to have these things," he said. "What do you do, Darcourt? Of course we know that Hollier has his beautiful Maria."
To my astonishment Hollier blushed, but said nothing. His beautiful Maria? My Miss Theotoky, of New Testament Greek? I didn't like it at all. — Robertson Davies

Habits and customs are a convenience devised for the support of timid natures who dare not allow their souls free play. — Virginia Woolf

Why would you put bacon on nachos in the first place?" Misha asked.
"Dude. We're in America. We put bacon on everything. — Avon Gale

It will always remain true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us. — George Eliot

Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God. — Warren W. Wiersbe

I'll go along with the no-sex thing, but mark my words. When the time comes, I'm not gonna be the one begging for it. — Vi Keeland

I don't consider my work a job. I consider it a career. And you
don't quit a career. — Candace Bushnell

Mining is like a search-and-destroy mission. — Stewart Udall