"It's Good...But No more rush hour driving To start and end your day No more early alarm calls But..much less pay No more back stabbing Or rising to the bait No more phone calls from the boss Asking you to work late But...having to get by On half your hourly rate Now you have all day To sit or doze to stay to go Anywhere you like... ..cheaply You've got less dough Travel around the world Do anything you've desired But do it economically Now that you're retired"

-- John Walter Bratton

#Retirement Quotes #Phones Quotes #Boss Quotes

“Perhaps the individual is so viable a god because he can actually understand the ceremonial significance of the way he is treated, and quite on his own can respond dramatically to what is proffered him. In contacts between such deities there is no need for middlemen; each of these gods is able to serve as his own priest.”

Source : Erving Goffman (2005). “Interaction Ritual: Essays in Face to Face Behavior”, p.95, AldineTransaction
“It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.”
“If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them.”

Source : Wally Lamb (2012). “She's Come Undone”, p.303, Simon and Schuster
“...the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.”

Source : Clare Vanderpool (2010). “Moon Over Manifest”, p.113, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom!”
“If you take a character and you call him a frog, or like Rowlf, our dog, call him a dog, you immediately give the audience a handle.”
“A good fart joke makes me bawl with laughter, so will somebody farting. And the word 'poo.' You can't beat a good poo joke.”
“In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission.”

Source : Peter Hessler (2010). “Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip”, p.19, Canongate Books

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