Schlemiels Quotes & Sayings

XXII. The key to peaceableness is continuous practice. It is wrong to suppose that we can exploit and impoverish the poorer countries, while arming them and instructing them in the newest means of war, and then reasonably expect them to be peaceable. — Wendell Berry

All I have to do is to work on transition and technique. — Usain Bolt

I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball. — Albert Pujols

His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own. — Victor Hugo

People are not evil; they are schlemiels. — Abraham Maslow

As leaders, we understand that intangibles are important, but we don't have a clue how to measure them. — Chip Conley

Norwich is a very fine city, and the castle, which stands in the middle of it, on a hill, is truly majestic. — William Cobbett

I did a lot of student acting when I was young. — Salman Rushdie

It drains the bars and cafes after hours, concentrates the wicked and the guilty along its chipped Formica counter, and thrums with the gossip of criminals, policemen, shtarkers,and schlemiels, whores and night owls ... three or four floaters, solitaries, and drunks between benders lean against the sparkly resin counter, sucking the tea from their shtekelehs and working the calulations of their next big mistake. — Michael Chabon

You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might. — Henry David Thoreau

When Obama's economic advisers - a greater group of schlemiels would be hard to find - warn that failure to raise the limit will trigger default and horrific consequences for the global economy, Republicans should reply that if this is so, tell it to your president and get him to approve the spending cuts along with the debt-limit increase. — Dick Morris