"This country was built on the backs of dudes who drank on buses. What we do honors them."

-- Sam Lipsyte

#Country Quotes #Honor Quotes #Bus Quotes

“I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the others did; but they certainly seemed to take it more to heart.”
“I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.”
“Why is Slavery so much condemn'd and strove against in one Case, and so highly applauded and held so necessary and so sacred in another?”

Source : 1706 Some Reflections upon Marriage Occasion'd by the Duke and Duchess of Mazarine's Case which is also consider'd, preface (1706 edn).
“Men live best upon a little; Nature has given to all the privilege of being happy, if they but knew how to use their gifts.”
“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.”
“They're so attached to their patterns that they've forgotten rule number one of human behavior: there are no patterns. People just do things. There's no such things as a coherent and fully integrated human personality, let alone consistent motivation.”

Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
“Postural exercises such as yoga, Pilates, Egoscues, Alexander technique and martial arts are about avoiding pain and injury as much as helping you feel good. Attractive men and women have good posture.”
“Freedom is like drink. If you take any at all, you might as well take enough to make you happy for a while.”

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