"I'd rather call myself a mischief-maker, an imp, rather than a satirist. Satirist sounds so self important. Plus no one is calling himself an imp right now. It makes me feel special."

-- Mo Rocca

#Self Quotes #Special Quotes #Important Quotes

“The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.”
“I think anytime that you go to the extreme of any mode of economics, be it capitalism or communism, you have these feedback mechanisms that make the system turn in on itself.”
“Beauty is but skin deep, ugly to the bone. And when beauty fades away, ugly claims its own.”

Source : Dorothy West (2009). “The Wedding: A Novel”, p.171, Anchor
“Wherever a story comes from, whether it is a familiar myth or a private memory, the retelling exemplifies the making of a connection from one pattern to another: a potential translation in which narrative becomes parable and the once upon a time comes to stand for some renascent truth. This approach applies to all the incidents of everyday life: the phrase in the newspaper, the endearing or infuriating game of a toddler, the misunderstanding at the office. Our species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.”
“I never notice what is said about me. I am credited with things I have never done, and abused for them. It would be idle to attempt to contradict newspaper talk and street rumors.”

Source : "Jay Gould : A Character Sketch" by William T. Stead, February 1893.
“If I had understood the situation a bit better I should probably have joined the Anarchists.”
“There are a lot of barbecue sauces. But I've been using Head Country barbecue sauce for 20 to 25 years, which is manufactured in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It's just awesome and has tremendous flavor. Many professional cooks use it and it can be found at Kroger and Walmart stores around the country. I use the Original, which has a white label and is a classic. But there's also a hickory flavor, called Hickory Smoke and one that has a little heat.”
“Many of our constituents have one option for cable TV and one price. Our constituents desire choice.”

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