Hindrances To Hearing Quotes & Sayings

The late Christopher Hitchens had the professional contrarian's fixation on attacking sacred cows, and rather soon after his cancer diagnosis, he became one himself. — Alex Pareene

But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain? — Billie Burke

In your own world you have attained great wisdom concerning bodies and by this you have been able to make a ship that can cross the heaven; but in all other things you have the mind of an animal. When first you came here, I sent for you, meaning you nothing but honour. The darkness in your mind filled you with fear. — C.S. Lewis

The causes we know everything about depend on causes we know very little about which depend upon causes we know absolutely nothing about. — Tom Stoppard

As a John Kerry supporter, I wanted to send him a check. But then it occurred to me that most of that money would end up in the hands of advertising agencies and television networks. And the money would be used to create deceptive commercials that flatter our point of view and shade the facts our way. And I wasn't comfortable with that. But on the other hand, that's how the game is played. You're always grappling. — George Meyer