"It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I thought I ought to get out and go and help a child learn how to swim or something. But after observing the Mexicans' capability for staring into space for hours on end, I decided to put in some proper practice."

-- Tom Hodgkinson

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“I don't watch a lot of the games on Sunday. But I always kept an eye on the 49ers.”
“Al Gore's problem, in my view, is that he never liked politics. He's actually deeply uncomfortable in it but felt he had to do it because of his father. He's much more comfortable in a private sector role and has, in fact, been much more successful in a private sector role, and I admire him for that.”
“Thank God for Redbull and fake eyelashes.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jeffree Star from May 11, 2012
“Lord, what music hast thou provided for Thy saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth!”
“A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.”

Source : Rick Steves (2015). “Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook”, p.973, Avalon Travel
“It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.”

Source : "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.
“My brother played the game with his friends, so I thought I was a pretty smart kid and I played this friend of mine and he just crushed me and this was Brooklyn Tech High School in Brooklyn where I still live, in Brooklyn, New York and this guy beat me so bad it wasn't even funny. I couldn't understand why he beat me.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“There are two things for a marriage to be good. One is to work hard on it. The other one is to marry above you. And I succeeded at both of those.”

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