"The cocktail party has a simple function in modern society. Its basic purpose is to pay off social debts."

-- Hal Boyle

#Party Quotes #Simple Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down their lives to save others, including almost certainly those of us in the U.S. Capitol.”
“Forgiveness means letting go of the past.”

Source : Gerald Jampolsky (2009). “Good-Bye to Guilt: Releasing Fear Through Forgiveness”, p.102, Bantam
“Ask Hillary Clinton why she takes tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women and disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings.”
“Senior executives can, after a fashion, get a portion of their pay tax-free. You defer part of your income and not have to pay taxes on it, and then when you retire you have the company buy a life insurance policy on you using that money. The company can deduct that money because it is a business expense, and the money will get paid out to your children or grandchildren when you die, so you have effectively given them your money and it's never been taxed.”
“Iâ€™m a Bad Test Takerâ€¦you mean youâ€™re stupid?”
“I am in the process of starting a nonprofit organization that gives rescued animals a home in a simulated wild environment and, for those who have been tested on, who are disabled, aggressive, etc., their own space to live out their days.”
“If our legal counsel, Bob Rutherford, works for Satan, Satan should buy Bob a better toupee.”

Source : Christina Dodd (2007). “Scent of Darkness: Darkness Chosen”, p.102, Penguin
“Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die”

Source : Matsuo Basho (2006). “Narrow Road to the Interior”, p.132, Shambhala Publications

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