"Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter] solstice, occur near it: Ramadan, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa."

-- John Silber

#Xmas Quotes #Holiday Quotes #Winter Quotes

“I don't throw lavish parties or nothing like that - I just want a bed and a TV.”
“Progress is not accomplished in one stage.”
“There will be some trouble about 'biography' because I have never troubled myself to supply particulars of my early life to any writer.”

Source : Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1917). “The Social Plays of Arthur Wing Pinero”
“My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that tie me to the universe.”
“If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”
“Everybody's been decrying the death of movie theaters for decades and, you know, people are still going to the movies in droves. It's gone down, but it hasn't gone down that much. I think the biggest change has been the emergence of cable and streaming on television. That has really had a dramatic effect, and I think it's a positive one. I think there's really good work going on there, and as movies stratify to being these gigantic tentpole movies, and small movies, I think it gives another outlet for character-driven material.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The American people need a strong leader who has the experience and the judgment to be the next President of the United States, and that man is John McCain.”
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”

Source : H. L. Mencken, Marion Elizabeth Rodgers (2010). “H.L. Mencken: Prejudices: First, Second, and Third Series”, Hubsta Ltd

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