Barthels Ll Quotes

#1. I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions ... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

Colin Firth

#2. The trouble with true faith is that it is 100% sure and the trouble with scientific knowledge is that it isn't!

David Harold Chester

#3. But that's how it is on a sailing ship, and in this respect its journey parallels that of life: simply knowing where you want to go isn't enough, because life is a windblown voyage, consisting mainly of the detours imposed by alternating calm and storm.

Carsten Jensen

#4. Ordinary people with commitments can make an extraordinary impact in their world

John Maxwell Hamilton

#5. Distress: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.

Ambrose Bierce

#6. Because the whole British thing you have going on makes me want to do very wicked things to your mouth.

Christina Lauren

#7. Q: What's the difference between a Communist car and a Communist proselytizer? A: You can close the door on a Communist proselytizer.

Martin Amis

#8. Many times we are our worst enemy. If we could learn to conquer ourselves, then we will have a much easier time overcoming the obstacles that are in front of us.

Stephan Labossiere

#9. As the tides of life rise and fall, life is constant, like the waves crashing upon the shore. Persistence is the key in high and low times ...

James A. Murphy

#10. A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does.

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

#11. My dad died when I was young; my mom remarried with more haste than sense to a fellow ... he wasn't evil or anything, but he was worthless.

P. J. O'Rourke