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“The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun.”
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“In the beginning, a monkey evolutioned gay marriage.”
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“If anything she was a shade too plump, but she knew the ninety-seven ways of making love that the Hindus are supposed to set much store by―though mind you, it is all nonsense, for the seventy-fourth position turns out to be the same as the seventy-third, but with your fingers crossed.”
Source : George MacDonald Fraser (2013). “Flashman: A Novel”, p.67, Penguin
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“Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself.”
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“To be a value investor, you have to be willing [and able] to suffer pain.”
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“Making knots. Making knots. No word. Making knots. Tick-tock. This is a clock. Do not think of Gale. Do not think of Peeta. Making knots.”
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“Awake my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run.”
Source : 'Morning Hymn' in Winchester College 'Manual of Prayers' (1695) but in use before 1674
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“Actually freestyle really comes from 'Planet Rock'. If you listen to all the freestyle records you'll hear that they are based on 'Planet Rock'. All the Miami Bass records are based upon Planet Rock.”
