Rickety Rig Quotes & Sayings

Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the two most powerful neoconservative journalists, William Kristol and Charles Krauthammer: he called them 'the Bomber Boys.' — Joe Klein

The adult were once young.
The young have not yet attained adulthood.The young must learn to appreciate the wisdom of elderly people and learn from their life experiences. — Lailah Gifty Akita

She gave him one of those broad smiles she reserved for strangers, as if she were aware of being able to pass, in their eyes, for an ordinary woman. — Nicole Krauss

History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances. — Donald Creighton

The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a famous city. — Euripides

General [John] Pope is impulsive and hasty, but energetic, and, what is of most importance, patriotic and sound
perfectly sound.I look for good results. — Rutherford B. Hayes

You're exactly where you need to be. Don't think you've lost time. Every opportunity you've passed on has brought you to this moment, and every moment is a fresh chance to start again. — Jenna Ushkowitz

I write as clearly as I am able to. I sometimes tackle ideas and notions that are relatively complex, and it is very difficult to be sure that I am conveying them in the best way. Anyone who goes beyond cliche phrases and cliche ideas will have this trouble. — R.A. Lafferty

I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back harder to define myself at an earlier stage. — Ed Balls

It is easy to choose death, living is much harder, especially for those who are left to pick up the broken pieces. — Susan Bibeau

Perhaps that is what growing up means: slowly realizing how right your mother has been. — Sheila Kohler