Wnew New York Quotes & Sayings

It doesn't take a lot of seniority to vote the way you promised to vote. — Jason Chaffetz

We have two boys, and one of our kids is much more interested in history and stories, so if you want him to do some calculations about lenses, you would start talking to him about Galileo ... Then he would be into the lenses, but if you just start talking to him about lenses, he might not stay with you. — Megan Smith

Life is a precious commodity, Charles. It's time you achieved your full potential and learned the true value of things." "You're talking like a Stalinist!" I cried. "People don't get jobs to achieve things and learn values! They do it because they have to, and then they use whatever's left over to buy themselves nice things that make them feel less bad about having jobs! — Paul Murray

You're so beautiful to me," he says against my mouth.
I pull back to look him in the eyes. "To you?"
He often says that, and part of me wonders if others have said something contrary to him.
"To me." His fingers trace the curve of my shoulder, brushing a lock of hair over it. "When we're together, it's just you and me. No one else exists. — Kristen Callihan

He came to this country like a torch on fire and he swallowed air as he walked forward and he gave out light — Michael Ondaatje

I just saw Jensen the other day. They are gonna be in the States at the same time when we are doing the tour, Se we'll see if we are going to see somewhere. — Kerry King

As all entrepreneurs will say, "surround yourself with good people". That is the hardest thing : finding good people. — Ronnie Apteker

My puns are not trivial. They are quadrivial — James Joyce

I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity. — Rachel McAdams

Everything human beings can imagine has been thrown at injustice, and injustice just absorbs it, and enlarges. — Greg Baxter

There are many ways to generate numerical falsehoods from data, many ways to create proofiness from even valid meaurements. Causuistry distorts the relationships between two sets of numbers. Randumbness creates patterns where none are to be found. Regression to the moon disguises nonsense in mathematical-looking lines or equations or formulae, making even the silliest ideas seem respectable. Such as the one described by this formula:
Callipygianness=(S+C)x(B+F)/T-V)
Where S is shape, C is circularity, B is bounciness, F ir firmness, T is texture, and V is waist-to-hip ratio. This formula was devised by a team of academic psychologists after many hours of serious research into the female derriere. Yes, indeed. This is supposed to be the formula for the perfect butt.

It fact, it's merely a formula for a perfect ass — Charles Seife

What do you mean I can't have my parasol back?"

"Even if it wasn't evidence, your umbrella has been illegally modified."

"Illegally modified? That's reaching a bit, don't you think, Officer?" Officer? Evidence? What?

"Confiscating an umbrella with a spring-loaded twelve-inch spike on the end that maimed three men can hardly be called reaching, Ms. Sinclair. — Rhea Rhodan

It's a little uncomfortable doing love scenes in armor, but, you know, when the heat's on, the heat's on. — Heath Ledger

To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equally intended nor equally successful. — George Santayana