Waible Quotes & Sayings

But those who initially went to the West were overtaken by the barbarism of the frontier with astonishing speed - think Lord of the Flies or Heart of Darkness. There was murder, mayhem, robbery, alcoholism, depression, and suicide, and all of it on a positively Homeric scale that still has cultural anthropologists enraptured. — Simon Winchester

My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to buzz it. And my mother played piano and sang in the church choir for different functions. So there was always music in the house, jazz, gospel, or whatever. Especially jazz records. — Johnny Griffin

By the grace of AEC, BNL, God, Green and Hayworth (alphabetical order), we should see neutrinos. — Leon M. Lederman

Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is flat. — Rex Stout

Human life is a comedy-one must play it seriously. — Alexandre Kojeve

I've done a bit of Latin in my time ... but I can control it. — Eddie Izzard

The truth is many people see a marriage vow as the only way people are going to stay with someone who is sick. — Jenna Morasca

Acting as a career is a long term thing and that work is kind of progressive and you can build on a career. It's part of the great tradition of the theater to me. — Sigourney Weaver

How was your flight? Well, aeronautically it was a great success. Socially, it left quite a bit to be desired. — Noel Coward

Sometime in the eternities to come, we will see that our trials were calculated to cause us to turn to our Heavenly Father for strength and support. Any affliction or suffering we are called upon to bear may be directed to give us experience, refinement, and perfection. — Delbert L. Stapley

What happened? Why are you trying to burn a hole through Brother Enoch with your eyeballs? — Cassandra Clare