"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."

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Dave Barry

#Drinking Quotes #Book Quotes #Beer Quotes

“People pay me for my thoughts and my dreams. I think in that sense I'm very fortunate.”

Source : "Pink Floyd Album Designer Storm Thorgerson Dies at 69" by Lakia Young, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 18, 2013.
“When you talk about "infertility" you're already using a land-based metaphor - a woman's body compared to property, to be considered fruitful or barren. And "estate" encompasses both legacy and landscape. Think of Emerson, referring to his son's death as "the loss of a beautiful estate."”
“What can I say? Librarians rule.”
“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.”
“It's important not to lose sight of the fact people of all sorts are still putting themselves at risk. It happens to straight and gay, single and married. I have never been comfortable thinking of AIDS as something that 'other people' get.”
“I remember when we did our first read-through, Sonny [Bono] looks at the script and he goes, 'Okay, I'll see you guys later. Chai-ay-oh!' And I said, 'It's ciao! Aren't you Italian? C-i-a-o doesn't spell chai-ay-oh.' [Laughs.] Sonny's dead, so he won't be embarrassed if I tell that story.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. July 22, 2008.
“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
“Scratch a socialist and you find a snob.”

Source : Mary McCarthy (1975). “The company she keeps”, Not Avail

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