Portlandia Celery Quotes & Sayings

I'd Better Not--

A man leaned over to a man in a pub
And said in a voice
'I used to be thirty seven but now I'm fifty one'.
And that's how the years go.
In handfuls.
Like somebody is almost at the end of a bag of crisps
And they tip the bag up
And it's as though they're drinking crisps.
That's how the years go. — Ian McMillan

David Cameron says he wants to keep Britain in the EU, but his tactics are so divisive that, if he gets what he wants it will be at the price of huge ill-will in Europe; or if he doesn't, it will be at the price of increased anti-EU sentiment in his own party and in British society. — John Bruton

Once you accept you're a child in the government nursery, why shouldn't Nanny tell you what to do? — Mark Steyn

When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact. — Larry MacPhail

Earth's immune system - its rapid response team of self-protection - becomes invigorated at times of peril. And one sees it at play now in the upwelling of grassroots work aimed at finding a sustainable future. — Alison Hawthorne Deming

When you do not know what to do, relax and tell yourself that other portions of yourself do know; they will take over. Give yourself some rest. Remind yourself that in many ways you are a very successful person as you are. Success does not necessarily involve great intellect or great position or great wealth; it has to do with inner integrity. Remember that. — Seth

One foot in each world, riding them simultaneously; expecting not to fall. — Kelly Proudfoot

I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write; the drums are kind of an afterthought. And who knows, maybe that will get boring, but right now that's the most interesting way for me. — Hamilton Leithauser

Is that all time is - our perception of how quickly it does or does not pass? — Douglas Coupland

From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else's misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn't alone. — Simone Elkeles

Oh, this is the joy of the rose;
That it blows,
And goes. — Willa Cather

I'm not an anarchist, but I believe that people don't want the royal family - the so-called royal family. — Morrissey

A great strategy meeting is a meeting of minds. — Max McKeown