Oberfell V Quotes & Sayings

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I think we all need more of. — Elizabeth Gilbert

No one in the modern history of this country, no president, has done more to move toward a balanced budget than has President Bill Clinton. — Mario Cuomo

The best lies are the ones that are wrapped around a core of truth. — Jodi Picoult

Oh, that that old man in Westmoreland would die and be gathered to his fathers, now that he was full of years and ripe for the sickle! But there was no sign of death about the old man. — Anthony Trollope

New Rule: You can't put a windmill in your campaign ad if you voted against every single bill that might lead to someone building one. As long as you're sending a camera crew to a farm, why not just take a picture of actual bullshit? — Bill Maher

Listen up, Little Miss Fun Hater. Off the record, if it wasn't for our school's strict but smarmy anti-bullying laws, I would bitch-slap you into next summer. — G.G. Silverman

It's only life. We all get through it. Not all of us complete the journey in the same condition. Along the way, some lose their legs or eyes in acidents or altercations, while others skate through the years with nothing worse to worry about than an occassional bad-hair day.
I still possessed both legs and both eyes, and even my hair looked all right when I rose that Wednesday morning in late January. If I returned to bed sixteen hours later, having lost all my hair but nothing else, I would consider the day a triumph. Even minus a few teeth, I'd call it a triumph. — Dean Koontz

Two or three times it occurred to Gjorg that all these men had killed, and that each had his story. But those stories were locked deep within them. It was not just chance that in the glow of the fire their mouths, and even more their jaws, looked as if they had the shape of certain antique locks. — Ismail Kadare

In my love-challenged condition, seeing a difficulty for someone else can leave me feeling a little more smug or superior-by-comparison. — John Ortberg

Ask people you know if they can introduce you to someone you are specifically looking to meet. — Beth Ramsay

The law doesn't require truth, only the appearance of it. Most cases simply rest on a version of it that's acceptable to both sides. You want to know the only truth is? Everybody lies.
Elwin Stark — John Connolly

The man said, "The toy cars are a dollar a piece". The boy thought about that a moment and asked, "How much for the whole thing? — Neil Leckman