Xcaret Mexico Quotes & Sayings

sealing the pores were undertaken, famously with a horse. The poor animal was carefully varnished all over with several layers of shellac (the same solution that is used to varnish furniture) to ensure a complete seal, and died within hours. It was assumed that it had asphyxiated, thus 'proving' that the skin played an important role in respiration as well as perspiration. — Ruth Goodman

Imagine a life spent having to overcome an endless line of people like St. Vincent and Nelson. I am right - demonstrably right - repeatedly; yet, instead of receiving their support, I get their condemnation and contempt. — Tom Grundner

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it. — Sparky Anderson

We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much. — Tom Watson

A word in earnest is as good as a speech. — Charles Dickens

The chief error in philosophy is overstatement. — Alfred North Whitehead

I am allergic to domestic goddesses. Men would prefer a woman with a dirty mind to a clean house. — Kathy Lette