Rapado Al Quotes & Sayings

My mother, twenty-two, was Harriet Gautier Brooks, named for her paternal grandmother, but always called Hallie. My father, twenty-six, was Albert Horton Foote, named for his father and great-grandfather, and I was named Albert Horton Foote, Jr. — Horton Foote

... The political leader must constantly appraise and reappraise the means through which 'he can hope to do justice to the responsibility that power imposes upon him' while at the same time pursuing political values with conviction. — Nicholas Gane

Kat laughed. 'Who wants to live forever?'
Kish put his hand up. 'For the record, I do.'
Sin scowled at him. 'Then why do you irritate me so often?'
Suicidal tendencies are inherent in my species? — Sherrilyn Kenyon

There is ample reason to question whether low self-esteem is to blame for violence. Think of the obnoxious, hostile, or bullying people you have known - were they humble, modest, and self-effacing? (That's mainly what low self-esteem is like.) Most of the aggressive people I have known were the opposite: conceited, arrogant, and often consumed with thoughts about how they were superior to everyone else. — Roy F. Baumeister

Regimes like the one in Russia are stabilized by the fact that they have no ideology. There is really no ideological means to attack them. — Ivan Krastev

I find that break-ups are so much easier when you can hate the person. — Lizzy Caplan

I have realized why corrupt politicians do nothing to improve the quality of public school education. They are terrified of educated voters. — Miriam

It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak. — Phyllis Diller