Grandpa Coffee Table Quotes & Sayings

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference; and from immoral it becomes, as it were, unmoral, and not quite unnecessary to that life which we have made. — Henry David Thoreau

I'm still kind of a hapless character in my everyday life. But when it comes to the writing, my influences are very old influences. I love American music of absolutely all stripes, including show tunes, advertising jingles, theme tunes from quiz shows, all kinds of American music. — Nick Lowe

Ecstasy ... When you increase your ability to create ecstasy out of those things found in everyday life, all of your ecstatic sensual experiences grow deeper. — Barabara Carrellas

I have described religion as the metaphysics of the people. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Illegal immigrants make a rational choice when they decide to violate our immigration laws. They weigh the costs, including the risks of getting caught, against the benefits of a better life. — Jan C. Ting

One-Eye scowled at Goblin. "Keep it up, Barf Bag. You'll be grocery shopping with the turtles." What the hell did that mean? Some kind of obscure shop talk? But Goblin was as croggled as the rest of us. Grinning, One-Eye resumed gabbling with his relatives. — Glen Cook

At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions follow your intent. If you create the intention of starting a comedy act, slowly your mind starts adjusting and you arrive at a new emotional state. — Steve Martin

Let me guess: you were one of those kids who had a chair dedicated to you in detention in school."

"Was not. They retired my chair after it sort of accidentally caught on fire. There's a plaque there now. — Toni McGee Causey

Men make use of their illnesses at least as much as they are made use of by them. — Aldous Huxley

While we are young the idea of death or failure is intolerable to us; even the possibility of ridicule we cannot bear. — Isak Dinesen

Only by acknowledging the success and sacrifice made by those who came before us can we fully understand what we must do to ensure the liberty of those who will succeed us. — Yvette Clarke