Boll Weevil Quotes

#1. here he dug in his pockets and produced a thimble, a root, two empty tin cans, three Indian arrowheads, an apple peeler, a dried-up boll weevil, and a bent pocketknife.

James McBride

#2. He who helps destroy the boll-weevil has done as constructive work as he who plants the seed.

Rupert Hughes

#3. They were going crazy in Kansas. People were up to 9 p.m. I think that was the greatest thing to happen to Kansas since the eradication of the boll weevil.

Jay Leno

#4. There wasn't any Republicans in Washington's day. No Republicans, no Boll Weevil, no income tax, no cover charge, no disarmament conference, no luncheon clubs, no stop lights, no static, no head winds. My Lord, living in those days, who wouldn't be great?

Will Rogers

#5. When you own nothing, it's hard to believe you have anything to lose.

Larissa Lai

#6. Teams make it tough on us, we make it tough on them. When you have two well coached teams that wanna win, it's going to be a competitive game.

LeBron James

#7. The $50 note trick - ask who wants it even after stomping on it - moral is, no matter what we do to it it is still worth $50. We as human beings never lose our value either despite feeling down, flat or worthless at times.

John C. Maxwell

#8. My books are written with a strong chronological spine.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

#9. Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#10. And that reminds me of another memorable thing Linda once said to me: There's so much strength in vulnerability. It's the ultimate gift you can give yourself because you allow yourself to open up; to invite someone in.

Kat Von D.

#11. Three things give the student the possibility of surpassing his teacher: ask a lot of questions, remember the answers, teach.

John Amos Comenius

#12. To define the era we live in is very difficult. How do we define it? We define it by music.

Donatella Versace

#13. One goal of ethical inquiry might be to uncover strategies available for use when values conflict or when rules are incomplete.

Philip Kitcher