Flyspecks Quotes & Sayings

I'm on the Facebook board now. Little did they know that I thought Facebook was really stupid when I first heard about it back in 2005. — Reed Hastings

You want to be a trader, come be a trader. The door's open. You want to travel six days a week, you want to travel the world, the door's open. — Ivan Glasenberg

Men say their pinnacles point to heaven. Why, so does every tree that buds, and every bird that rises as it sings. Men say their aisles are good for worship. Why, so is every mountain glen and rough sea-shore. But this they have of distinct and indisputable glory,
that their mighty walls were never raised, and never shall be, but by men who love and aid each other in their weakness. — John Ruskin

Gomst's mouth framed a 'no', but every other muscle in him said 'yes'. You'd think priests would be better liars, what with their jobs and all. — Mark Lawrence

Oh these mathematicians make me tired! When you ask them to work out a sum they take a piece of paper, cover it with rows of A's, B's, and X's and Y's ... scatter a mess of flyspecks over them, and then give you an answer that's all wrong! — Thomas A. Edison

In a gesture of socialist support, the Dear Leader placed his hand upon her. — Adam Johnson

[She] had the indefinable charm of someone who said little but thought much. Miss Prim had always felt that such people were at a marked advantage. They never said anything tactless, never spouted nonsense, never had cause to regret their words or justify themselves. — Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera

Why reproduce if you believe the world is ending?
Because the world is always ending for each of us and if one begins to withdraw from the possibilities of experience, then no one would take any of the risks involved with love. — Ben Lerner

Far below ran the silver ribbon of the East River, braceleted by shining bridges, flecked by boats as small as flyspecks, splitting the shining banks of light that were Manhattan and Brooklyn on either side. — Cassandra Clare

My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it. — Michael Pollan

I always had really long swimmer's arms. The last to totally go is always my thighs and butt, but my old body is there somewhere. — Kirstie Alley