Margaret Bonanno Quotes & Sayings

The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them. — Norm MacDonald

We no longer want to be a province that is unlike the others, we want to be a country [that will be] like the others. — Pierre Bourgault

Sirs, if it were not for that one red spot I would have conquered the world!!! — Napoleon Bonaparte

Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy. — Karl Rove

Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work. — Tom Peters

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis. — Margaret Wander Bonanno

Was a glimpse of his cock worth a Mercedes? — Edmund White

The trouble with land is that they're not making it anymore. — Will Rogers

You look like a boy who has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge and doesn't like the taste. — Cinda Williams Chima

We're living in a time when the sheer amount of language has exponentially increased. As writers, if we wish to be contemporary, I think we need to acknowledge that the very nature of the materials that we're working with - the landscape of language - is very different than it was a few decades ago. — Kenneth Goldsmith

Instead of trying to cover the whole world with leather, put on some sandals. — Shantideva

When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you're working. — Andy Warhol

Be careful when you seek to destroy another. For it is your soul that will be consumed and you are the one who will cry. Never allow anger and hatred to poison you. — George R R Martin

Me? Beautiful? I'm plain as cardboard.
That may be how you see yourself, but the rest of the world would be hard to agree. You shine brighter than the Milky Way.
Now there are those who might try to take that from you, but you don't have to give it away. Keep on shining Pattyn.
And when the right young man comes along, he'll love you all the more for giftin' this sad planet with your light. — Ellen Hopkins

No triumph of peace can equal the armed triumph of war. — Theodore Roosevelt

To know a language intimately is to understand the soul of those who speak it. — Margaret Wander Bonanno