"The curious thing about fishing is you never want to go home. If you catch something, you can't stop. If you don't catch anything, you hate to leave in case something might bite."

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Source : Gladys Bagg Taber (1948). “The book of Stillmeadow”

Gladys Taber

#Hate Quotes #Home Quotes #Fishing Quotes

“It's strange how things happen, Mauricio Silva, known as the Eye, always tried to escape from violence even at the risk of being considered a coward, but the violence, the real violence, can't be escaped, at least not by us, born in Latin America in the 1950s, those of us who were around twenty years old when Salvador Allende died.”
“Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?”
“If I had my ministry over again, I would devote far more time to the ministry of comfort and encouragement.”
“I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.”
“The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics”

Source : Jonathan Alter (2008). “Between the Lines: A View Inside American Politics, People, and Culture”
“Brown for first course, white for pudding. Brown's savoury, white's the treat. Of course I'm the one who's laughing because I actually love brown toast.”
“I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.”
“Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may'st be.”

Source : Thomas Haynes Bayly (1844). “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay”, p.42

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