Squatchy Quotes & Sayings

In all my books, I try to have a strong element of realism underlying the fantastic. — Garth Nix

I want to say thanks to the Chelsea fans because I have seen them very, very happy with me for joining Chelsea. — Fernando Torres

When researchers explain the methodology of how they performed their research, there is often a portion that describes the preparation of the lab animals. This section explains that standardized such-and-such breed animals (such as Wistar rats) were "put on a Western diet until their cholesterol and inflammation were sufficiently elevated to carry out the research protocol." What this means is that the Western diet is used to produce specific disease conditions in the lab animals, so that the researchers can carry out their research on different drug effects. Isn't it a bit ironic that poor diet is used to produce disease for drug testing, and yet doctors do not really push good diet as a way of preventing or treating illness? — Richard Matthews

It is human to exaggerate the merits of the dead. — Mark Twain

Pragmatic conservatism is less idealistic than central conservatism. The goal is to get ahead, to serve your self-interest. The idealistic parts of conservatism are seen as effective means to achieve that goal. — George Lakoff