Slanderous Remarks Quotes & Sayings

Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them at birth. — Robert A. Heinlein

I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what I see. I don't accept things at face value, you cannot trust what you hear or see. Don't jump to conclusions without thinking. — Mahathir Mohamad

We feel that we don't have luck with us and everybody does at a particular moment of time. Whereas, when we do, we forget to notice that the others don't. — Bhavik Sarkhedi

Part of me also knows that this generation is the least racist and most pro-gay, so that's great. But they have a real lack of gravitas. And they have no taste in music. Vampire Weekend? Can we play some music, please? Can we rock out for a minute? Where's your Metallica? — Greg Behrendt

I keep it in there as a reminder and to keep temptation at hand. Temptation out of reach does you no good. — Craig Johnson

One good friend is better than a thousand questionable ones. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. — Shmuel Niger

Never be afraid of the moments
thus sings the voice of the everlasting. — Rabindranath Tagore

Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion. — Thornton Wilder

Dowered with great historic names which they almost despise, they do their best to drag the memory of their ancient lineage into dishonour by vulgar passions, low tastes, and a scorn as well as lack of true intelligence. Let us not talk of them. The English aristocracy was once a magnificent tree, but its broad boughs are fallen,
lopped off and turned into saleable timber,
and there is but a decaying stump of it left. — Marie Corelli

It's funny: I can never sleep between shows; I think it's because I don't like to switch the motor off. I'll probably have some chicken or pasta, though never the two together, and maybe go out for a quick wander around. — Richard McCabe

When a couch potato is sliced up and then deep fried that is couch french fries. — Demetri Martin

At the end of October 4 in 1957, when I was coming back from sea duty in the South Pacific, Sputnik went up. I realized that humans would be right behind robot aircraft or spacecraft even though I really had no plans of being in aviation or a professional aviator and certainly not in the military. — Edgar Mitchell