Kauderns Quotes & Sayings

Good intentions are ubiquitous in politics; what is scarce is accurate beliefs. — Bryan Caplan

True, there
are those in our league who take even less time. But they don't do any research. They do a
handful of the more well-known spots, cruise through without eating a thing, write brief
comments. It's their business, not mine. If I may be perfectly frank, I doubt that many writers
take as many pains as I do at this level of reportage. It's the kind of work that can break you if
you're too serious about it, or you can kick back and do almost nothing. The worst of it is,
whether you're earnest or you loaf, the difference will hardly show in the finished piece. On the
surface. Only in the finer points can you find any hint of the distinction — Haruki Murakami

They glided out of the heat-haze on their camels like specters. There were twenty of them, and they were Tuareg. Their faces were hidden by black veils that left only slits for the eyes, and they wore purple robes that fluttered in the desert wind. They carried swords, muskets and seven-foot iron spears, and wore stilettos in sheaths on their left forearms. They were an impressive, sinister sight. — Michael Asher

I can remember exactly where I was when I saw 'The Matrix' for the first time. — Miguel Angel Silvestre

Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent. — Plato

She still doesn't trust my motives?" He was grinning now. — Brenda Hiatt

For what lover would not choose rather to be seen by all mankind than by his beloved, either when abandoning his post or throwing away his arms? He would be ready to die a thousand deaths rather than endure this. — Plato

Alcohol-inspired fights ... are a reminder of the price we pay for our daily submission at the altars of prudence and order. — Alain De Botton