Veeries Quotes & Sayings

You can tell when you have crossed the frontier into Germany because of the badness of the coffee. — Edward VII

The American people have come to rely on the government for their security. They will find out how incompetent the government is when they no longer have security. — James Cook

For a time after my divorce everything began to seem profoundly ironic to
me. I found myself thinking of other peoples' worries as sources of amusement and private derision which I thought about at night to
make myself feel better. — Richard Ford

The invasion and occupation of Iraq is illegal. — Kofi Annan

The greatest trick you can teach an old dog is how to learn new tricks. — J.S. Davey

[Obama is ] creative imagination which coupled with brilliance equals wisdom ... [He is] the man for this time. — Toni Morrison

But underneath it all she could not conceive that the boy the gypsies took away was the same lout who would eat half a suckling pig for lunch and whose flatulence withered flowers. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Contributing to the difference in my attitude was the fact that my rage had begun to bore me, and my long whiny tale of woe had become tedious even to my own ears. As much fun as I'd had being irate, the drama had become repetitive. I could probably still wring sympathy from a stranger, but the recital had taken on a certain rote quality that lacked energy and conviction. — Sue Grafton