Lesekiste Quotes & Sayings

No one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have died by believing politicians. — Harry Browne

He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to followers of the Tao, "These are extra food and unnecessary luggage." They do not bring happiness, therefore followers of the Tao avoid them. — Laozi

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest. — John Lithgow

I run my household. Not all the time, well, sometimes. — Arash

Either one lives 'for' politics or one lives 'off' politics. — Max Weber

I've tried Botox, I've tried them all. I'm definitely not one of those people who says, 'You shouldn't do this.' Everyone can individually do what they want. For all time women have wanted to, for the most part, look their best. It's just that what we have available to us today is what it is today and if you want to take advantage of it, yeah. — Kylie Minogue

What were you thinking?"
"Not much, clearly."I hear the exasperation in Kacey's voice.
"I don't know about you, Livie ... Sometimes you're as graceful as a one-legged flamingo in a pit of quicksand. — K.A. Tucker

We're not freaks, Tally. We're normal. We may not be gorgeous, but at least we're not hyped-up Barbie dolls. — Scott Westerfeld

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good. — T. S. Eliot

My look is a cocktail. I'm not as nicely turned out as the french, but I don't care like the English. — Jane Birkin

We spent $100 billion on education, saving the education system 300,000 teachers who were laid off because of the recession. We also put tens of thousands of lower income kids in college through Pell grants which has fundamentally all their opportunity. We did the same thing with regard to what we did on transportation. So we weren't' just trying to - we knew we had to do something big to keep us from going over the cliff into a depression and pull us out of hole. — Joe Biden