Battens Quotes

#1. It will always be found that one flourishing institution exists and battens on another mouldering one. The Present itself is parasitic to this extent.

Henry David Thoreau

#2. I've often described my book 'Anno Dracula' as 'literally, a vampire novel' - in that it battens on to other novels and sucks their lifeblood, transforming as well as feeding off them.

Kim Newman

#3. The press of the United States? It is a parasitic growth that battens on the capitalist class. Its function is to serve the established by moulding public opinion, and right well it serves it.

Jack London

#4. Her legacy was her quiet dignity and instinctive rage against injustice, ... What she determined on the spot was that her dignity would not allow her to be treated unjustly.

Diane Watson

#5. Perception is reality.. Perhaps.. But reality is not always the "truth".

Mohamed Ibrahim

#6. I listened to John Denver and Simon & Garfunkel. Edith Piaf was a huge favourite. Then I discovered musicals - I loved 'Les Miserables' - and, at about 14, I started listening to David Gray.

Gin Wigmore

#7. I expect you to work hard on our agenda.

George W. Bush

#8. Vipassana: looking into something with clarity and precision, seeing each component as distinct, piercing all the way through so as to perceive the most fundamental reality of that thing.

Henepola Gunaratana

#9. THE THREE is really wonderful. A mix of Michael Crichton and Shirley Jackson, hard to put down and vastly entertaining.

Stephen King

#10. Tricking is a evolution of innovative movement & self Expression.

Armin Houman

#11. Hype is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing if you aren't prepared to back it up.

Chet Faker