"The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin."

-- Mark Twain

#Business Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Humor Quotes

“How does one conquer fear, Don B.?" "One takes a frog and sews it to one's shoe," he said. "The left or the right?" Don B. gave me a pitying look. "Well, you'd look mighty funny going down the street with only one frog sewed to your shoes, wouldn't you?" he said. "One frog on each shoe.”
“Everything is fine and bright. Day must follow every night. My power keeps me safe from harm. The Goddess holds me in her arms.”

Source : Cate Tiernan (2009). “Full Circle”, p.8, Penguin
“As the bonfires of knowledge grow brighter, the more the darkness is revealed to our startled eyes.”
“Fiscal discipline begins by leveling with people, by being honest, by paying for all of your proposals.”
“The woman is always more important than the clothes.”
“Most one-run games are lost, not won.”
“I'm like everybody else: weak, full of mistakes, but basically good.”

Source : Junot Diaz (2012). “This Is How You Lose Her”, p.6, Faber & Faber
“If I could trade places with any of my sisters for a day, it would be Kim. I want to see what it's like...The only time she sleeps is on the airplane. It's just crazy. I feel bad for her, but I still want to know what it's like.”

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