"The President is no more than a well-meaning baboon. I went to the White House directly after tea, where I found "The Original Gorilla", about as intelligent as ever. What a specimen to be at the head of our affairs now."

-- George B. McClellan

#War Quotes #Intelligent Quotes #White Quotes

“First you use machines, then you wear machines, and then ...? Then you serve machines.”

Source : John Brunner (2011). “Stand on Zanzibar”, p.225, Macmillan
“Decide what the rest of your life is to be. Whatever you are now, you might be forever.”

Source : Mavis Gallant (2016). “The Collected Stories”, p.647, Everyman's Library
“If I let a blue mood run rampant, before I know it I'm obsessing about the color of the satin lining in my coffin - will it match my dress? That's when I feel like Alice in Cancerland falling down the rabbit hole and just have to stop.”
“Filmmaking and television series are team sports. Look for the best team for you. Plan, budget your time, money and spirit. You need all three to get serious work done. Never say no because something scares you. Never say yes because you're flattered. Stay open, but stay proud. It never gets easy. Get over that part. Get on with it.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“You can't drive to the coastline. You can only drive so close to the white chalky cliff and then you have to get out and dive.”

Source : Joyelle McSweeney (2007). “Flet: A Novel”
“I think people really want to see the real because the world is portrayed at such a low level that if you come out with a real wholesome show, people dont want to see that anymore.”
“The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.”

Source : Charles Perrault (2015). “The sleeping beauty in the woods”, p.19, "Издательство ""Проспект"""
“When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.”

Source : Albert Payson Terhune (2015). “Further Adventures of Lad”, p.8, Sheba Blake Publishing

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