"Most of my adult life I had this towering contempt for America."

-- Robert Crumb

#America Quotes #Adults Quotes #Contempt Quotes

“Unable to maintain their government-granted monopoly, the powerful railroad interests turned to government to do the regulating and price-fixing which they were unable to do themselves. In fact, the pressure that induced Congress to enact the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 did not come from reformers bemoaning abuses by the powerful railroad interests; it came from the railroad interests themselves, asking Congress to shield them against the harsh winds of competition.”

Source : Dan Smoot (1973). “The BUSINESS END of Government”
“Yesterday Jerry Springer bowed out of the Ohio Senate race. He said, 'If I can't run the most embarrassing campaign in America, then I'm out of here.'”
“Nothing strengthens a woman's determination to be in love quite so much as being told that she cannot.”

Source : Gene Tierney, Mickey Herskowitz (1979). “Self-portrait”, Peter Wyden
“I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.”
“If I were an animal, I would be an eagle.”

Source : "Jamie Foxx "Django Unchained" Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“Letâ€™s always love each other, and never be in love with each other.”
“Everyone is ready to win, few are prepared.”
“Diplomacy is what is practiced after-the-fact. Never be too right too soon -- as any smart Uncle will tell you. The man who guesses what will happen will be blamed for it. No one will believe he has merely guessed.”

Source : Hortense Calisher (1983). “Mysteries of motion”, Doubleday

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