Varjak Quotes & Sayings

Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery. — W.E.B. Du Bois

The elephant's trunk strokes her cheek, her throat, her forehead, before slipping the scarf free and lifting it, so that the wind carries it off like a rumor. — Jodi Picoult

It's not enough to be close to the customer. You've got to be glued to the customer. — Tom Peters

In that day, we didn't have no remote controls and vacuum cleaners. If you wanted all that stuff you had children! — Tyler Perry

Believe something is impossible,' said his ancestor calmly, 'and you will surely fail. But believe in yourself and you can do anything. — S.F. Said

I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry. — Lauren Weisberger

Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism. — Thomas Sowell

Ruthless is the temper of royalty; How much better to live among the equals.Let me decline in a safe old age. The very name of the "middle way". — Euripides

You know the days when you get the mean reds?
Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues?
Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat, and maybe it's been raining too long. You're just sad, that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid, and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling? — Truman Capote

I've laid out my economic plans. I want to grow the economy. That's why I have plans for jobs and raising incomes. I do want to go after bad actors on and off Wall Street, because I think companies that take money from federal, state, and local governments and then pick up and move should have to pay that back. — Hillary Clinton

It took me many years not to make arrogant distinctions between good and bad. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez