"On Wednesday, July 19, the Council, having gleaned and discerned, released its official verdict: the fall of the tile bearing the letter "Z" constitutes the terrestrial manifestation of an empyrean Nollopian desire, that desire most surely being that the letter "Z" should be utterly excised--fully extirpated--absolutively heave-ho'ed from our communal vocabulary!"

-- Mark Dunn

#Fall Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes #July Quotes

“My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running.”
“In every election homophobia has been part of the landscape and in every campaign I've been able to become connected enough to my constituents that they know who I am and that I can be elected on my merits.”
“If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you are now.”
“I just liked to play football, no matter what the position.”
“One cardinal rule in behavioral medicine is that unless it is interfered with, your body knows exactly what it is doing and always does the best thing it can do under the circumstances. Consequently, if you are overweight, you may reasonably assume that the extra fat itself is your body's best adjustment to the circumstances you are providing.”
“Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.”
“In fact, the number one reason for obesity in North America is simple: over consumption. And we over consume because we're hungry.”
“There's no point in just hankering for the big trade unions of the 1950s or '60s.”

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