"A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck."

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Source : Keep the Faith, Baby! "Black Power: A Form of Godly Power" (1967)

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

#Men Quotes #Order Quotes #Law Quotes

“I'm getting hassled by a couple of people to release the CRU station temperature data. Don't any of you three tell anybody that the UK has a Freedom of Information Act.”

Source : "Why You Should Be Hot and Bothered About 'Climate-gate'" by John R. Lott, www.foxnews.com. November 24, 2009.
“It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.”

Source : Quoted in Reader's Digest, Sept. 1949. According to Nigel Rees, Cassell's Humorous Quotations, the following appeared in Punch in 1924: " 'It took me nearly ten years to learn that I couldn't write.' 'I suppose you gave it up then?' 'Oh, no! By that time I had a reputation established.' " The issue referred to by Rees is 6 Feb., and the cartoonist is R. Curry.
“One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.”
“One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.”
“A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things.”
“The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.”

Source : Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.46, Triumph Books
“You need to quickly recognize when and why you're being spooned bullshit. That happens very often, but it happens for a reason.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. August 2, 2013.
“Someone remind me why I didnâ€™t want to be an accountant when I grew up,â€ Brock drawled. Niko chuckled. â€œBecause accountants donâ€™t get to make things go boom.”

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