Flatchestedmama Quotes & Sayings

I think insecurity does drive people. I know it's what drove me to push for the work I've got. — Sarah Parish

But he may please to consider, that the caprices of womankind are not limited by any climate or nation; and that they are much more uniform than can be easily imagined. — Jonathan Swift

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. — James Monroe

I must have been born under an unlucky star. You know I have filled out entry blanks for every single drawing in the supermarket for the last twelve years, and the only thing I ever won was a coupon for a small little jar of tomato paste. But they were out of tomato paste, and by the time they got more in, my coupon had expired. And now I have venereal disease. — Louise Lasser

The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit. — John Nance Garner

Not all good works can turn a profit, but profits can be directed toward good. As Warren Buffett explains, "I've worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. — William D. Eggers

Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety? — Edouard Manet

Personality is like a charioteer with two headstrong horses, each wanting to go in different directions. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Now the thing is no longer a vision: it is paper. — Annie Dillard

Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain of natural catastrophes and devastating weather patterns that global warming is beginning to set off around the world.. the frequency and intensity of which are breaking records thousands of years old. — Barack Obama

Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour. — Jack White

First you get a dog, and then you develop a taste for wine. God knows what might happen next. — James Runcie

No one can say how far Herr Hitler's empire will extend before this war is over, but I have no doubt it will pass away perhaps more swiftly than Napoleon's empire and without its glory. The British spirit and temperment, bred in freedom, will prove more enduring and resilient than the most efficient mechanical discipline.
Winston Churchill — Michael Tappenden