"Oh, nice one, honey. Yes. Clever. That's becoming quite a familiar quotation in its own right, isn't it? Maybe I should just add it to the next edition. 'Mother was right.' Author: Mrs. Bartlett, world-renowned nag. Year: 1859. Attribution: A short play entitled Every Goddamn Weekend!"

-- John Bartlett

#Mother Quotes #Clever Quotes #Nice Quotes

“He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to that of the happy mortal who enters this world with a passion for flowers in his soul.”

Source : Celia Thaxter (2008). “An Island Garden”, p.4, Applewood Books
“We have a pope [Francis] who's very popular among the Catholic faithful and non-Catholics, but there's no doubt he's going to continue to face resistance from conservatives inside the church.”
“God speaks to us, through His Word by His Spirit.”
“I love writing pop songs and I love the challenge. I love melodies and wanted it to be classy. I wanted it to have some substance because I feel as if I have a lot of things to say and wanted it to have something to it.”
“I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam.”

Source : "Forever Young". Interview with Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.
“Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.”

Source : David Hume (1888). “Letters of David Hume to William Strahan”
“I was discharged from the army for idiocy and officially certified by a special commission as an idiot. I'm an official idiot.”

Source : Jaroslav Hašek (1993). “The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War”
“Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.”

Source : "Jason Alexander: George Costanza gets his hair back". Interview with Erica Rivera, www.startribune.com. January 23, 2014.

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