Skiving Snackbox Quotes & Sayings

Busyness is now the social norm that people feel they must conform to, Burnett says, or risk being outcasts. — Brigid Schulte

Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states. — Christian Lous Lange

But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and arms and heads, chopped off in battle, shall join together at the latter day and cry all 'We died at such a place;' some swearing, some crying for a surgeon, some upon their wives left poor behind them, some upon the debts they owe, some upon their children rawly left. I am afeard there are few die well that die in a battle; for how can they charitably dispose of anything, when blood is their argument? Now, if these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it; whom to disobey were against all proportion of subjection.
[Henry V, Act IV Scene I] — William Shakespeare

When all of a sudden, people say, 'Wow, you look nice,' and carry on, it's shocking. Really awkward. — Nikki Cox

There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're talking to someone. The biggest source of stress in my life is the screen, the blogging. — Jessica Valenti

God has given you talents and opportunities. Seize them today
not tomorrow. — Laura Story

As the Siamese says: "Pea rattles loud in empty head". — Hunter S. Thompson

Words do murder. — Anthony Liccione