"Most restaurants fail. The sad ones are stillborn. The mad ones flourish within the bustle and excitement of fame, notoriety, the thrill of the new. But they rarely sustain the glow. They are balloons kept aloft by a restless crowd. Only the strange, the freaks of restaurant perfection, can sustain life beyond a few years."

-- Sam Sifton

#Years Quotes #Mad Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“I never doubted my ability, but...”
“Show me someone content with mediocrity and I'll show you someone destined for failure.”
“Dikaios smacked Elam with his tail. "His curiosity wouldn't kill a sick kitten, much less a cat.”
“Subtlety chases the obvious up a never-ending spiral and never quite catches it.”
“Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!”
“One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.”
“A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency. I suspect that we are teetering on the edge of the abyss.”

Source : John Kennedy Toole (1980). “A Confederacy of Dunces”, p.23, Dubois Publishing
“When I have a kid, I want to buy one of those strollers for twins. Then put the kid in and run around, looking frantic. When he gets older, I'd tell him he used to have a brother, but he didn't obey.”

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