"I have seen purer liqors, better segars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier women courtesans here in San Francisco than in any other place I have ever visited."

-- Hinton Rowan Helper

#Gun Quotes #Knives Quotes #San Francisco Quotes

“Security is worthless if you have to sacrifice growth to get it”
“Books are men of higher stature, and the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.”
“Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.”
“Poetry is the voice of the soul, whispering, celebrating, singing, even.”
“Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read 'Rage of Angels'. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures.”
“With a body like he has, I want him to be a bully. But he is too nice - he is perfect son-in-law material, but I don't want a team of son-in-laws.”
“I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.”
“I don't want to worry anymore thinking about the future. Mi Rae... 'Mi' meaning not yet. 'Rae' meaning coming. Why should I decide on the present, thinking about the future that's not here yet? I won't do that anymore.”

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