Espach Engineering Quotes & Sayings

Happy had it been for her, if her regard for Edward had depended less on his own merit, than on the merit of his nearest relations! For — Jane Austen

Also, and this is something I feel passionate about, I simply never call children "kids." Baby goats are kids, not children! I know it may seem silly to some, but it's something I feel most strongly. If we respect little people, then they in turn will grow up to respect others. — Brenda Ashford

People don't really care all that much about their own death. What they really worry about, their one real fixation, is how to avoid physical suffering as much as possible. — Michel Houellebecq

Inventory:
Four be the things I am wiser to know:
Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.
Four be the things I'd been better without:
Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.
Three be the things I shall never attain:
Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
Three be the things I shall have till I die:
Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye. — Dorothy Parker

Children accept many things adults will not accept, since the world of a child is a constant revelation without any need for knowledge of cause and effect. ("Miss Esperson") — August Derleth

I like to jump some rope and swing kettle bells to get my blood pumping. It makes my voice sound better, and it clears my head. — Harry Connick Jr.

That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian purposes is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility ... An incendiary uses fire for his destructive and nefarious purpose, a housewife makes daily use of it in preparing nourishing food for mankind. — Mahatma Gandhi

There's that special magical place that exists when you forget everything else because you are laughing hysterically. It's the only truly safe place and it can happen with a stranger or a best friend. — Natasha Lyonne

Life is Short so Live it. — Auliq Ice

Grand Mage," Ghastly said, as he put the map away, "did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?"
"What an odd thing to say," Ravel said, and as he turned, he snapped his palm against the air and Paloma slammed into the wall."
... .."What do you know," Ravel said, breathing a little faster, "Skulduggery's silly little code actually works."
"Grand Mage," Ghastly said, as he put the map away, "did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?"
"What an odd thing to say," Ravel said, and as he turned, he snapped his palm against the air and Paloma slammed into the wall."
... .."What do you know," Ravel said, breathing a little faster, "Skulduggery's silly little code actually works. — Derek Landy

Art had no moral responsibility. Art, he argued, should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator. — Oscar Wilde

I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time. — Neil Gaiman

I was six and bushes were cool."
"Well, if I ever see a cool bush, I'll point it in your direction. — Rebecca Ethington

In a successful launch, the author believes that buying their book is actually a good thing for people to do. — Tim Grahl

I think people felt like they did everything they had been told they should do to fix the problem, and it still wasn't fixed. Then you have these other parts of Sudan, [which] in actual fact have been left on the back burner for way too long, so there was this scramble, probably a year ago now, to focus on the fact that this peace agreement was basically falling apart. — Rebecca Hamilton