Mattheisen June Quotes & Sayings

So, at one extreme you have indigenous, tribal societies trying to stem the race to disaster. At the other extreme, the richest, most powerful societies in world history, like the United States and Canada, are racing full-speed ahead to destroy the environment as quickly as possible. — Noam Chomsky

I went down to the lobby and slipped the catch and then took a shower and put my pajamas on and lay down on the bed. I could have slept for a week. I dragged myself up off the bed again and set the catch on the door, which I had forgotten to do, and walked through a deep hard snowdrift out to the kitchenette and laid out glasses and a bottle of liqueur Scotch I had been saving for a really high-class seduction. — Raymond Chandler

I dream of an art of balance, of quietness, something analogous to a good armchair. — Henri Matisse

I trained for the marathon. I run along the East River, and I used to run all the way down Manhattan, up the West Side and back home. — Amy Carlson

When I was young I was depressed all the time. But suicide no longer seemed a possibility in my life. At my age there was very little left to kill. It was good to be old, no matter what they said. It was reasonable that a man had to be at least 50 years old before he could write with anything like clarity. — Charles Bukowski

Responded with a presidential note describing how Washington defined a "base." Work on the new facility was halted, — Walter Isaacson

Just by listening without looking I can tell you is it a white man singing or black.... as far as now is easy! — Deyth Banger

The longer and the deeper the thought, the shorter the sentence of wisdom will be. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

She knew his secret: for all his wandering, his independence and his unorthodox ways, he took his responsibilities very seriously. He even borrowed others' responsibilities, making them his own simply because he thought this sort of service was owed to those whom he loved. — Meredith Duran

Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands. — Julie Andrews

If Kristy wanted me to feel left out for some reason, I could do the same to her. — Ann M. Martin

Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. — Will Durant

The infectious values and myths transmitted by bad sportswriters may be the deadliest words in the paper. — Robert Lipsyte