Drably Def Quotes & Sayings

Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. — John Ruskin

Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future. — Lion Feuchtwanger

I've been waiting half an hour for you to wake up." His voice was uneven and raspy.

"Is that right?" she murmured. — Katie Reus

And when (one with the highest excellence) does not wrangle (about his low position), no one finds fault with him. — Lao-Tzu

When most people hit failure, they give up, but good entrepreneurs simply treat failure as a learning experience and use it to fuel and inform their next move. — Trip Adler

To blithely discard the spent kernels of something that has ended is to discard the very resources that have painstakingly been harvested from that ending from which a spirited new beginning will be cultivated. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

I don't care about the money. I'm just interested in the perks. I'll do a series if I am picked up by a limo, work only until 4, and the show is shot in Hawaii. — Harry Morgan

Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. — Sally Ride

On Gortician, a promotion was survival. Firings were literal. You were incinerated, and your successor's first job was sweeping your ashes up for Ned's Atomic
Dustbin, Gortician's recycle center. — Jason Z. Christie