"The word "souvenir" has, of course, slightly extended itself in meaning until it now denotes almost anything either breakable or useless; but even today, ninety per cent of the items covered by the word are forgettable objects in which cigarettes can be left to go stale."

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Source : Alan Coren (2008). “Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren”, p.183, Canongate Books

Alan Coren

#Useless Quotes #Today Quotes #Cigarette Quotes

“I sometimes think the Pussy-Willows grey Are Angel Kittens who have lost their way, And every Bulrush on the river bank A Cat-Tail from some lovely Cat astray.”
“With pantheism...the deity is associated with the order of nature or the universe itself...when modern scientists such as Einstein and Stephen Hawking mention 'God' in their writing, this is what they seem to mean: that God is Nature.”
“An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.”
“Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.”

Source : Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.105
“Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.”

Source : Interview with Marc Grossman, www.cfr.org. April 14, 2010.
“There are no innocents in Gaza. Mow them down kill the Gazans without thought or mercy.”

Source : "Israeli Leaders Made Some Astonishing Comments Over The Weekend" by Geoffrey Ingersoll, www.businessinsider.com. November 19, 2012.
“I don't understand why prostitution is illegal, Selling is legal, ***** is legal. So why isn't it legal to sell f***ing? Why should it be illegal to sell something that's legal to give away?”
“I would say Im an optimist by nature.”

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