Odds Against Tomorrow Quotes

#1. Nathaniel Rich wrote 'Odds Against Tomorrow' well before Hurricane Sandy and its surge crashed onto the isle of Manhattan, well before the streets were flooded and the subways drowned, only the Goldman Sachs building sparkling above the darkened avenues.

Cathleen Schine

#2. All power is a test.

Brent Weeks

#3. It sure is a pleasure not having Flume around in the mess hall any more. No more of that 'Pass the salt, Walt.'"
"Or 'Pass the bread, Fred.'"
"Or 'Shoot me a beet, Pete.

Joseph Heller

#4. The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, My country, right or wrong. In one sense I say so too. My country; and my country is the great American Republic. My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.

Carl Schurz

#5. My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

Emilia Fox

#6. Science has the answer to every question that can be asked. However, science reserves the right to change that answer should additional data become available.

Mary Roach

#7. You might be a redneck if you look upon a family reunion as a chance to meet 'Ms. Right

Jeff Foxworthy

#8. My writing is done in railroad yards while waiting for a freight, in the fields while waiting for a truck, and at noon after lunch. Towns are too distracting.

Eric Hoffer

#9. Bridge shortens the roads; wisdom does the same!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#10. Forget what you are supposed to do, do what you want to do.

Ginnifer Goodwin

#11. I think so much about how we read, about the nature of solitude, and of community, is changing in ways that none of us yet understand.

Dani Shapiro