"There's Carol like a rolling car, And Martin like a flying bird, And Adam like the Lord's First Word, And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, And Peter like a piper's tune, And Alan like the flowing on Of water. And there's John, like John."

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Source : 1958 Then There Were Three,'Boys' Names'.

Eleanor Farjeon

#Moon Quotes #Water Quotes #Car Quotes

“Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear out but clothes, To keep one from going nude.”

Source : "The Pessimist". "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.
“The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.”
“It is possible to pull out justification for imposing your will on others, simply by calling your will God's will.”
“I used to say, "Go boldly in among the English," and then I used to go boldly in myself.”
“More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.”
“I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.”
“I'm a kibitzer with a broad portfolio.”
“More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that.”

Source : "Primus' Les Claypool". Interview with John Semley, music.avclub.com. October 13, 2011.

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