Big Burn Timothy Egan Quotes

#1. One can acquire money, fame and distinction, but one cannot create happiness or unhappiness, not for oneself or for others. One can only accept what comes, although one can, to be sure, accept it in entirely different ways.

Hermann Hesse

#2. My mother is a fish.

William Faulkner

#3. It's cool to play a vampire.

Josh Hutcherson

#4. Take your time. Some of these fad diets and quick fixes, they might be quick, but you're going to crash and burn.

Julianne Hough

#5. But thankfully, my first album, 'Wide Screen,' was sort of a critics' darling - everyone raved about it, but no one bought it. They only manufactured 10,000 copies; I wasn't even in the running for failure!

Rupert Holmes

#6. Mario the Magnificent is Orange! His eyes sparkle with eagerness as he winks at me.

Bill Blais

#7. Our burning civilization is ironically beautiful.

Susan Ee

#8. The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.

P.T. Barnum

#9. that the city be governed by a choice of respectable members of the community who would promise not to give themselves airs or betray the public trust at every turn, was instantly the subject of music-hall jokes all over the city.

Terry Pratchett

#10. Only one thing is going to remain with you: that is your witnessing, that is your watchfulness. This watchfulness is meditation.

Rajneesh

#11. If the outcome is the best, we thank God. And, if the worst happens, we thank Him more, for He only knows what is right.

Deepak Chopra

#12. The most successful prostitutes are invisible, because the sign of a prostitute's success is her absolute blending with the environment. She's so shrewd, she never becomes visible. She never gets in trouble. She has command of her life, and her clients.

Camille Paglia

#13. They view New York as Satan's waiting room." "If this is the waiting room, where does the guy reside or work?" "New Jersey, I assume," Kyle said with a smile. "I mean, dude, have you been to Jersey?

Michael Murphy

#14. It is certainly impossible to lose respect if you lose out of some stupid discussions.

Michael Bassey Johnson