Compher Quotes

#1. Her own folly amused her: she had once thought of herself as smart - but look at where she was.

Larry McMurtry

#2. REPORTER, n. A writer who guesses his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words.

Ambrose Bierce

#3. Just be yourself," Connor tells him. "I know you probably fail at written word, but in person, you usually ace being who you are."
"I'm going to ignore the part where you fucking insulted me."
Connor grins. "Why? Those are the best parts."
Ryke flips him off.

Krista Ritchie

#4. Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter

Nelson Mandela

#5. Nay, Sir, those who write in them, write well, in order to be paid well.

Samuel Johnson

#6. Cats aren't as friendly as they appear: fur, teeth, instinct, selfishness and cunning. Essentially they're just big rats.

Richard House

#7. It's certainly a loss for us here at the University of Washington, because Jeff Compher has been a wonderful friend and administrator. Jeff is a football man first, but he has the compassion and desire to make all of Northern Illinois' programs successful. He's one heck of a guy.

Tyrone Willingham

#8. I draw from life - but I always pulp my acquaintance before serving them up. You would never recognize a pig in a sausage.

Frances Trollope

#9. As the song goes, 'You are lost and gone forever, oh my darling, Valentine.'
[ ... ]
I'm listening to someone give up. Someone I knew. Someone I liked.
I'm listening. But still, I'm too late.

Jay Asher

#10. If the administration asks for $5 and Congress appropriates $4, that's what they get. If the government creates a subterfuge by going outside the government to raise money through a private entity, that's a violation of the law.

Lamar Alexander

#11. I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

Mel Martinez