Farturas Quotes & Sayings

It is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do. — Nathan Myhrvold

I gave my cat a bath the other day ... they love it. He sat there, he enjoyed it, it was fun for me. The fur would stick to my tongue, but other than that ... — Steve Martin

He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny Carson. — Doc Severinsen

Don't underestimate the power of a guilty mind. Never underestimate self-shame and self-destruction. — Tim Hawken

Like the terrestrial crust of the earth / which is proportionately ten times thinner than an eggshell, the skin of the soul / is a miracle of mutual pressures. — Anne Carson

When you face your fears, they no longer have power over you. — Ken Petti

My uniform felt like a costume. I put on a fresh coat of black nail polish. I twisted up a tube of Revlon Red and put my war paint on. I sharpened the tips of my Fierce Words so they were like a row of shiny arrows. — Shirley Marr

From Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story, re: the travel book boom of the 1970s
Surprisingly, none of the new developments in travel publishing came from established companies. The changes in the air seemed to completely bypass them and when they did wake up to the upsurge in growth it was too late -- they'd been overtaken. Much the same happened a decade later with computer books. Just as the travel book explosion was led by travelers who got into publishing rather than publishers getting into travel, so the computer book explosion was led by computer geeks getting into publishing. The regular publishers never saw it coming. — Tony Wheeler

I thought you were trying to prove to the board you're responsible?'
'I'll use a condom. Does that count? — Sarah Morgan