"History is a jangle of accidents, blunders, surprises and absurdities, and so is our knowledge of it, but if we are to report it at all we must impose some order upon it."

-- Henry Steele Commager

#Order Quotes #History Quotes #Surprise Quotes

“I'm too fiscally conservative for the Democrats and too socially liberal for the Republicans, like 75% of the American people.”
“The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.”
“I wish you could see the two cats drowsing side by side in a Victorian nursing chair, their paws, their ears, their tails complementarily adjusted, their blue eyes blinking open on a single thought of when I shall remember it's their supper time. They might have been composed by Bach for two flutes.”
“While some multimillionaires started in poverty, most did not. A study of the origins of 303 textile, railroad and steel executives of the 1870s showed that 90 percent came from middle- or upper-class families. The Horatio Alger stories of "rags to riches" were true for a few men, but mostly a myth, and a useful myth for control.”
“I do feel that whatever happens, it's important to work with great people and do something great. That's how I feel.”

Source : "Brandon T. Jackson Interview Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 17, 2011.
“It’s very dear to me, the issue of gay marriage. Or as I like to call it: 'marriage.' You know, because I had lunch this afternoon, not gay lunch. I parked my car; I didn’t gay park it.”

Source : "When I Get Married, Will It Be a 'Gay Marriage'?" by Robyn Harper, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 6, 2012.
“Birth is about making mothers... strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength”

Source : Barbara Katz Rothman (2016). “A Bun in the Oven: How the Food and Birth Movements Resist Industrialization”, p.48, NYU Press
“If you’re not in a good mood, the only thing you should make is a reservation.”

Source : "Top Chef Finalist Carla Hall Dishes on the Competition". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. February 25, 2009.

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