Calico Captive Quotes

#1. The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

Jerome K. Jerome

#2. Palin, Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and others have made an art form of convincing far too many Americans to suspend their disbelief, and they have severely damaged the ability of our country to have serious discussions about serious challenges.

John Yarmuth

#3. Kids listen to everything on the Internet.

David Guetta

#4. I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that ... You know, when people want power, they're a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they're different again.

David Morrissey

#5. A Roman centurion walks into a bar and orders a martinus.

The bartender says, "Don't you mean a martini?"

The centurion answers, "If I wanted a double I would have ordered it.

Harlan Wolff

#6. The opposite of consumption is not thrift - it is generosity.

Raj Patel

#7. Miriam felt astonished at herself. It was a new thing for her to step out so independently. Somehow, in the past month a tough little root of determination had been growing in her. Whether it was strong enough to support the desperate plan she had undertaken she would soon find out.

Elizabeth George Speare

#8. The quality of a life is defined not by its length, but by its depth, its actions and achievements. It is defined by our ability to love.

Ann Patchett

#9. New Scientist magazine reported that in the future, cars could be powered by hazelnuts. That's encouraging, considering an eight-ounce jar of hazelnuts costs about nine dollars. Yeah, I've got an idea for a car that runs on bald eagle heads and Faberge eggs.

Jimmy Fallon

#10. What's more certain than anything is that your pity is even stronger than my love!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#11. Bacon has been a staple of the American diet since the first European settlers, but until recently, it was consumed in a predictable, seasonal pattern. The bulk of sales came from home consumers, diners, and pancake houses, which fried it up along with eggs for breakfast.

David Sax

#12. No man can choose to serve only himself when he has something to offer his state. No one can put his own wishes above the needs of so many.

Megan Whalen Turner