"Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten."

-- Terry Pratchett

#Good Luck Quotes #Science Quotes #Magic Quotes

“If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.”
“I grew up in a farming family. I hated cleaning out the chickens but loved hatching them and feeding the new born sheep. The smell of hot milk still has a special resonance for me. Harvest was back-breaking work, though... Where do you think Jesus got his biceps from?”
“While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”
“So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near-- Ah," said the fox, "I shall cry." It is your own fault," said the little prince. "I never wished you any sort of harm; but you wanted me to tame you . . ." Yes, that is so," said the fox. But now you are going to cry!" said the little prince. Yes, that is so," said the fox. Then it has done you no good at all!" It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields.”
“Inevitably I came to associate any wine I met with a specific place and a particular slant of history. I learned to perceive more than could be deduced from an analysis of the physical elements in the glass. For me, an important part of the pleasure of wine is its reflection of the total environment that produced it. If I find in a wine no hint of where it was grown, no mark of the summer when the fruit ripened, and no indication of the usages common among those who made it, I am frustrated and disappointed. Because that is what a good, honest wine should offer.”

Source : Gerald Asher (2011). “A Vineyard in My Glass”, p.2, Univ of California Press
“I lie when I drink and I drink a lot.”

Source : "I Lie When I Drink". Song by Dale Watson, 2013.
“Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.”

Source : I Capture the Castle (1949) pt. 1, ch. 3
“A man is only as faithful as his options.”

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