"English is the result of Norman men-at-arms attempting to pick up Saxon barmaids and is no more legitimate than any of the other results."

-- H. Beam Piper

#Men Quotes #Arms Quotes #Barmaids Quotes

“The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.”
“Th' ethereal mould Incapable of stain would soon expel Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire, Victorious. Thus repuls'd, our final hope Is flat despair.”
“I tried to pay attention, but attention paid me.”
“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.”
“Incapable of enjoying the moment, the male needs something to look forward to, and money provides him with an eternal, never-ending goal: Just think of what you could do with 80 trillion dollars -- invest it! And in three years time you'd have 300 trillion dollars!!!”

Source : Valerie Solanas (1971). “SCUM manifesto”
“The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of historical continuity for black people. It is a ritualized way of talking about ourselves and passing it on.”
“By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.”

Source : Quoted in G. R. Gleig, The Life of Robert, First Lord Clive (1848)
“In truth, I'm still slightly embarrassed to say, I am a poet. I'd rather say, I make poems.”

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