"I am the world's worst good bridge player."

-- Louis J. Mordell

#Player Quotes #Bridges Quotes #World Quotes

“Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat.”
“You can make it your excuse, or you can make it your story.”

Source : Isaiah Austin (2016). “Dream Again: A Story of Faith, Courage, and the Tenacity to Overcome”, p.71, Simon and Schuster
“Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.”
“Men are made uneasy; they flinch; they cannot bear the sudden light; a general restlessness supervenes; the face of society is disturbed, or perhaps convulsed; old interests and old beliefs have been destroyed before new ones have been created. These symptoms are the precursors of revolution; they have preceded all the great changes through which the world has passed.”

Source : Henry Thomas Buckle (1868). “History of Civilization in England”, p.349
“If I were related to Monet, I don't know if I would be comfortable becoming an artist because it's too much, the comparison. If I wrote a book and put it out, the comparison to my great-grandfather, the comparison would be hilarious. Every critic, it would be their dream, they'd tear me apart.”

Source : "Dree Hemingway on 'Starlet,' Porn and Her Famous Great-Grandfather, Ernest". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 21, 2012.
“Alexander McQueen's designs are all about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a beautiful dress for Catherine on her wedding day.”

Source : "Sarah Burton Speaks About Her Role as Kate's Wedding Dress Designer" by Veronique Hyland, www.harpersbazaar.com. Apr 29, 2011.
“To me, redneck is a sense of self and a way of life.”
“Folklore is artistic communication in small groups.”

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