Witty Earthquake Quotes & Sayings

Existence loves laughter. You may have observed, or not, that man is the only animal in the whole of existence who is capable of laughing. Laughter is the only distinguishing mark that you are not a buffalo, you are not a donkey; you are a human being. Laughter defines your humanity and your evolution. And the greatest laugh is at your own ridiculous things. — Rajneesh

I've spent something like 17 years working on a theory for which there is essentially no direct experimental support. — Brian Greene

Thought Experiment: Imagine that you are Johnny Carson and find yourself caught in an intolerable one-on-one conversation at a cocktail party from which there is no escape. Which of the two following events would you prefer to take place: (1) That the other person become more and more witty and charming, the music more beautiful, the scene transformed to a villa at Capri on the loveliest night of the year, while you find yourself more and more at a loss; or (2) that you are still in Beverly Hills and the chandeliers begin to rattle, a 7.5 Richter earthquake takes place, and presently you find yourself and the other person alive and well, and talking under a mound of rubble.
If your choice is (2), explain why it is possible for a true conversation to take place under the conditions of (2) but not (1). — Walker Percy

Assume life will be really tough, and then ask if you can handle it. If the answer is yes, you've won. — Charlie Munger

We must begin seeing other creatures as equal. Existence makes us all equal. — Alice Walker

The chances are that your job likes you precisely as much as you like it, but no more. — Napoleon Hill

People on sinking ships do not complain of distractions during their prayer. — Philip Yancey

Are there any mythical beasts which aren't simple pastiches of nature? Centaurs, minotaurs, unicorns, griffons, chimeras, sphinxes, manticores, and the like don't speak well for the human imagination. None is as novel as a kangaroo or starfish. — William Poundstone

It was with 9/11 that I came to fully appreciate and embrace NPR's irreplaceability as a sanity preserver, its unique virtues as first responder on the burning scene. — James Wolcott

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third person. — Patti Davis

There was a man who had a fly in his eye when he looked through the telescope, and he discovered that there was a most incredible dragon in the moon. — G.K. Chesterton

Wisdom begins where intelligence ends. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When you work so hard on making a film, it's all worthwhile when you get to experience seeing that film with an audience who thoroughly enjoy it and react to the movie. — Karl Urban

We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there ... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report. — Edward Kennedy

Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them; but when he comes to his own marriage he rarely, or never, takes any such care. — Charles Darwin