Lubranos Bistro Quotes & Sayings

O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words. I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon. — William Shakespeare

Once, a woman attending a nonresidential metta weekend in New York City was on her way back to the retreat site on Saturday morning when a man approached her on the railway platform and asked a question about the train schedule. Even though she was holding a schedule in her hand, her thought was, "He looks really weird! I'd better get rid of him." Her initial claim to have no knowledge of the trains was belied by her clearly visible schedule. She tried a few ploys to have him go away, to no avail. Finally, she randomly pointed to someone else on the platform and said, "You should go ask him." The stranger looked at her uneasily and said, "Oh no! I couldn't ask him - he looks really weird! — Sharon Salzberg

Homosexuality is like a boarding school in which there are no vacations. — Andrew Holleran

Ringo isn't the best drummer in the world. He isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles — John Lennon

David James Elliott and I keep in touch via phone. — Patrick Labyorteaux

A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again. — Horace

It's very hard, for example, to justify the thirty-four-year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. It's very hard to justify 140 Israeli settlements and roughly 400,000 settlers. — Edward Said

Even first love dies. — Doctor You

I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book. — Sally Kirkland

It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American. I was on a morning show, and the host said, 'Awright, Margaret, we're changing over to an ABC affiliate! So why don't you tell our viewers in your native language that we're making that transition?' So I looked at the camera and said, 'Um, they're changing over to an ABC affiliate'. — Margaret Cho

Life begins with you. You entered this world alone and you will leave this world alone. The middle is just a bonus, so embrace love but remember all things are temporary. — Theresa Lewis

You've never reacted to someone else. You project meaning onto nothing. And you react to the meaning you've projected — Byron Katie

Find friends and not lovers; you will win the game of life. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Marriage isn't what it was. It's become a different thing because women have become human beings. — H.G.Wells