Gennep Der Quotes & Sayings

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them. — Walt Whitman

My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life. — Lou Holtz

Put up the dream. Put in the knowledge. Put out the effort. — Denis Waitley

Julie crossed her arms. "I'm serious. Flat Finn can't possibly go to school with her, right?"
"He already went to Brandeis so, no, he doesn't need to repeat seventh grade. Although they did make him take a bunch of tests in order to qualify out. He barely passed the oral exams, though, because the instructors found him withholding and tight-lipped. It's a terribly biased system, but at least he passed and won't have to suffer through the school's annual reenactment of the first Thanksgiving. He has a pilgrim phobia."
"Funny. Really, what's the deal with Flat Finn?"
"After an unfortunate incident involving Wile E. Coyote and an anvil, Three Dimensional Finn had to change his name. — Jessica Park

To Wall Street, a firm like BP isn't just a profitable energy company with lots of assets like oil rigs and pipelines and gas stations - it's also a corporation that routinely borrows hundreds of millions of dollars to keep its business up and running. — Matt Taibbi

When somebody keeps telling you, 'This book is amazing,' you sort of have this pleasing instinct to say, 'Oh, let me make you happy again; let me do that trick again.' — Paolo Bacigalupi

The whole city was a compass. How could anyone ever have gotten so hopelessly lost here? — James Sallis

When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place. — Lawrence Lessig