The Porkchop Indeterminacy Quotes & Sayings

The central industry of modern civilisation, tending, because of its control over materials, to spread into and ultimately incorporate older industries such as mining, smelting, oil- refining, textiles, rubber, building, and even agriculture in respect to fertilizers and food processing. — John Desmond Bernal

His father in law, who was as old as the century, had just retired and was living in a country house in Gelderland. He would be coming by car. Saskia called and suggested that he pick them up--then they could get coffee together first. A typical country dweller, he replied that he wouldn't be caught dead in Amsterdam; what did they think, that he wanted to be attacked by a gang of hippie Provos? He laughed as he said it, but he didn't come, though God knows he'd faced worse dangers in his life. — Harry Mulisch

I'm so secluded. Very alone. — Yves Saint-Laurent

The first loss is the best loss. — Jim Rogers

Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator. — Wyndham Lewis

Yes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response. — Archie Shepp

Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added. — Julia Child

There's nothing so confusing as finding out that you don't know someone you thought you knew. — John Irving