Oompah Band Quotes & Sayings

The man who walks with wise men becomes wise himself. — Solomon

Thanks to a deal finalized in 2008, Chicago's parking meters will be operated for the next 75 years by a group of investors put together by Morgan Stanley, including the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi. — Thomas Frank

I'm going to tell you something I probably shouldn't. — Kellie Thacker

I heard a horrible, stomach-turning crack that vibrated up my arms. Ari and I stared at each other in shock. "You really hurt me," he gasped rawly, terrible surprise in his voice. "I wouldn't hurt you. Not like this." Then his head flopped down, and Ari went totally limp. His — James Patterson

I have only one offering to give, a broken heart. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Even today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that are not tonal. I tend to think that there's a dichotomy that has to do with the way pitches are structured. — Paul Lansky

Sometimes girls write me. One girl in Yugoslavia sent me a whole slew of love letters. I don't know how she got my address. She was in a crowd watching me play. She says when I left there the stars fell out of the sky over Yugoslavia, or something like that. — Bobby Fischer

I have had a very combative relationship with critics because I'm very impatient with people that don't give my work the respect I feel it deserves. — John Zorn

America Is A Gun

England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.

Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.

Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.

Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun. — Brian Bilston

Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across. — Guy Kawasaki

I love Chicago. Chicago is my home. — Jonathan Toews

It is hard to be an individual in Japan. — Haruki Murakami

Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about. — Jeremy Bentham

The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones. — Victor Hugo

You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice? — Muddy Waters

I know what it's like to look for someone to fill up the whole inside you. — Janet Gurtler