Gegenschatz Alan Quotes & Sayings

Politics ought to be adjusted not to human reasonings but to human nature, of which reason is but a part and by no means the greatest part. — Edmund Burke

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It congratulates you, on your arrival, at having escaped from the slop pails of the other 49 states. — Alistair Cooke

There is only one true aristocracy ... and that is the aristocracy of passionate souls! — Tennessee Williams

I've trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likeable. — Will Smith

In Heaven you're going to be the same make, but a new model! — David Berg

Enough about me. Tell me about Princess Marigold. Ever been on a pirate ship? — Erica Ridley

At the end of every diet, the path curves back to the trough. — Mason Cooley

It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise. — John Calvin

A man like Matthew never frees himself of the shadows completely. But perhaps it is necessary to embrace the darkness in order to love him, Philippe continued. — Deborah Harkness

Dear Jane, Just so you know: e. e. cummings cheated on both of his wives. With prostitutes. Yours, Will Grayson — John Green

Most of the equipment in the gym looked like it belonged in Christian's "Red Room of Pain." I didn't think NYSC was a front for a BDSM club, so there must be another purpose behind the various contraptions; I was just clueless as to what that purpose was. — Genna Rulon

A drunkard may not know which number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5, but he knows that 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people is better than 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people. — Edward Frenkel

Wishes are memories coming from our future! — Rainer Maria Rilke