Top 16 Elfy's Quotes
#1. Us f'gotten slaves was bein' drained by hunger'n'pain an' the mozzies from the slopin' pond now an' we was envyin' that Hawi boy diresome, till at a nod from Lyons they ripped down Elfy's pants an' held him an' busted that boy's ring, oilin' his hole up with lardbird fat b'tween turns.
David Mitchell
#2. There was no business plan, no model. It was just guts.
Peter Chernin
#3. Occasionally a moderately intelligent thought misses a turn and accidentally enters my mind
Barry Hughart
#4. What is a butterfly? At best
He's but a caterpiller drest.
The gaudy Fop's his picture just.
Benjamin Franklin
#5. When it comes right down to it, this story is not primarily about spies and secret government agencies; it's about violence against women, and the men who enable it.
Stieg Larsson
#6. I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.
Paul Reed Smith
#7. I don't care about [being a star]. The most important thing for me now is just do my job.
Ilya Kovalchuk
#9. Which of us that is thirty years old has not had its Pompeii? Deep under ashes lies the life of youth
the careless sport, the pleasure and the passion, the darling joy.
William Makepeace Thackeray
#10. On entering a place where animals are bred, my first thoughts are always about enslavement. Force. Captivity.
Alice Walker
#11. He looked like someone trying to sell something for less than it was worth.
Ramona Ausubel
#12. He wanted Livia back. Kyle probably wanted to talk her ear off all about the wedding, but he needed Livia here. He ached for her.
Debra Anastasia
#13. One eminently orthodox Catholic divine laid it down that a confessor may fondle a nun's breasts, provided he does it without evil intent.
Bertrand Russell
#14. We are pathfinders on a mission, Beholders following the Light, Runners gunning for the prize and Fighters remaining focused ... You have been described, do not accept any other description!
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
#16. It is ... impossible to keep one's excellence in a little glass casket, like a jewel, to take it out whenever wanted. On the contrary, it can only be conserved by continuous and good practice.
Adolf Anderssen