Kaukalia Quotes & Sayings

Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there isn't much to do, because they can do it cheaper in Shanghai or Mumbai. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

A Guardian investigation concluded that between 10,000 and 20,000 people died as an 'indirect' result of the US bombing, that is, through hunger, cold and disease as people were forced to flee the massive aerial assault. An estimate by Professor Marc Herold of the University of New Hampshire, suggests that between 3,125 and 3,620 Afghan civilians were killed by US bombing up to July 2002.3 — Mark Curtis

Now, he felt the fight rising up in his throat whenever he thought of people making fun of her. — Rainbow Rowell

We must not suppose that, because a man is a rational animal, he will, therefore, always act rationally; or, because he has such or such a predominant passion, that he will act invariably and consequentially in pursuit of it. No, we are complicated machines; and though we have one main spring that gives motion to the whole, we have an infinity of little wheels, which, in their turns, retard, precipitate, and sometime stop that motion. — Doug Stanhope

I want to convince you to design a smile just for me. — Tahereh Mafi

That's what you get when you're stupid. — Caleb Eversole

In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence. — George Washington

Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck. -NATALIE — Kresley Cole

[..] two Popsicles are talking to each other. One accuses, "You're more interested in fantasy than reality". The other responds, "I'm interested in the reality of my fantasy." Both of the Popsicles are melting of their sticks. — Maggie Nelson

Where does beauty begin? Where does it end? Where it ends is where the artist begins. — John Cage

Forgive me," he said in a hard voice. "My heart is breaking over here. I'm doing the best I can. — Corrine Jackson

I love travel shows. I love Anthony Bourdain. I love No Reservations. I always learn so much, and I wanted to see one from a gay perspective that explored LGBT communities around the world. — Ellen Page

I don't think that it would make the slightest difference to life and to the aspects of life that interest me if we could go to the moon tomorrow, because I think what really makes life interesting is the big question "Why?" — Malcolm Muggeridge