Blowback Podcast Quotes

#1. In any field, the Establishment is seldom in pursuit of the truth, because it is composed of those who sincerely believe that they are already in possession of it.

Edwin Thompson Jaynes

#2. I would urge you to give priority to the search for God. Allow his spirit to permeate your being ... If you do not have a deep and patient faith in God, you will be powerless to face the delays, disappointments, and vicissitudes that inevitably come.

Martin Luther King Jr.

#3. for every plane lost in combat, some six planes were lost in accidents. Over time, combat took a greater toll, but combat losses never overtook noncombat losses.

Anonymous

#4. Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it."
A feeling of warmth crept up Shahrzad's neck. "Knows about what?"
Despina grinned. "The Caliph of Khorasan going into the gardens at dawn alone. And returning with a single rose.

Renee Ahdieh

#5. ...that special despondent and accursed look that only our hospitals and prisons have.

Anton Chekhov

#6. The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.

John Ortberg

#7. Patience leads to power; but eagerness in greed leads to loss.

H. P. Blavatsky

#8. If there's anything I hate it's the word humorist-I feel like countering with the word seriousist.

Peter De Vries

#9. There was a lot to be said for the discipline of married life. It forced one to learn the art of compromise, and to remedy the flaws in one's nature.

John Connolly

#10. 30 cents, two transfers, love
Thinking hard about you
I got on the bus
and paid 30 cents car fare
and asked the driver for two transfers
before discovering
that I was
alone.

Richard Brautigan