Wanky Quotes & Sayings

Any system of economics is bankrupt if it sees either value or virtue in unemployment. — Jimmy Carter

Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them. — Walter F. Mondale

If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. — Albert Einstein

It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat. — John Amery

Hear my wife speak of John Lewis and you might picture a stately pleasure dome of ornamental cascades and hanging gardens, staffed by muscular Centaurs who know all there is to know about kitchenware and soft furnishings. But really it's just a big hall full of wanky chrome fridges. — Tim Moore

Make your failure the stepping-stone for success. — Debasish Mridha

I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life. — Kate Dickie

The only true God! — Lailah Gifty Akita

Plums are a good substitute for gooseberries. — Yotam Ottolenghi

When I start writing a poem, I can usually know quite early on whether it's a lineated or prose poem, but I don't think I can explain how. It's like deciding whether to wear a skirt or a pair of pants. — Matthea Harvey

I'd kiss you over and over because I love the taste of you, but I'd have to play with those pretty, pretty breasts. I'd suck and lick and maybe even bite a little. You don't mind teeth, do you, Grace? — Nalini Singh

I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in touch with, and learning to not just appreciate, but actually really enjoy being a woman. Because for so long I was a jock, and I was an athlete, and I was a tomboy, and people would joke about like, fancy dress, you should go as a girl. — Zoe Bell

The love by which we love God is the very same love with which God has first loved us. — Meister Eckhart

For once, he slept first. She lay in the dark, listening to him breathe, stealing a little of his warmth as her own body cooled. Since he was asleep, she stroked his hair.
"I love you," she murmured. "I love you so much, I'm stupid about it."
With a sigh, she settled down, closed her eyes, and willed her mind to empty.
Beside her, Roarke smiled into the dark.
He never slept first. — J.D. Robb

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. — Lord Acton

All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing. — Akio Morita

It's just going to add to him thinking that I am a crazy, wanky, greenie, hybriddriving hippie," I complained.
"Has he seen your bomb of a car?" Fran asked in disbelief. "Greenpeace arranges a protest every time it leaves your driveway. — Sean Kennedy

A marriage is a private thing. It has its own wild laws, and secret histories, and savage acts, and what passes between married people is incomprehensible to outsiders. We look terrible to you, and severe, and you see our blood flying, but what we carry between us is hard-won, and we made it just as we wished it to be, just the color, just the shape. — Catherynne M Valente

Time monkeys. Angry, angry time monkeys. — Lesley Livingston