"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing."

“I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric.”

“Jesus cares more about desire than about competence”

Source : Mike Yaconelli (2009). “Messy Spirituality”, p.25, Harper Collins

“The art of pleasing is more based on the art of seeming pleased than people think of, and she disarmed the prejudices of her enemies by the unaffected delight she appeared to take in themselves.”

“How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence.”

Source : E.L. Konigsburg (2010). “The View from Saturday”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

“A wife is property that one acquires by contract, she is transferable, because possession of her requires title; in fact, woman is, so to speak, only man's appendage; consequently, slice, cut, clip her, you have all rights to her.”

“I think to just single out a highlight of Elvis's career is pretty much impossible. As far as being a fan of his, a lifetime fan, there were just too many highlights.”

Source : www.tapatalk.com. January 2, 2014.

“The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors.”

“No matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.”