Phatic Communication Quotes

#1. In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

Anne Baxter

#2. And what may I do for you?" Jane had intended to try to draw her away to the refreshment room, but it seemed they were

Mary Balogh

#3. One must always have in mind one simple fact - there is no literate population in the world that is poor, and there is no illiterate population that is anything but poor.

John Kenneth Galbraith

#4. India was a late comer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution to the problem.

Manmohan Singh

#5. When you're vegan, you spend your time chasing protein, and you're eating food that's way too high in carbs. I could never catch up on protein.

Rick Rubin

#6. I was lucky, from the age of 12 I had boxing talent and was good for my age.

Muhammad Ali

#7. I started as a straight actor. I'd go onstage, and I'd think, 'Wow, this is the only thing I want to work really hard at. I will rehearse fifty times on a single scene; I don't care - I'll do it again.'

Stephen Colbert

#8. There is absolutely no reward on earth for being a Christian. You get it only on payday in Heaven, not while you are still working for Jesus on earth.

Felix Wantang

#9. I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.

Len Deighton

#10. I kid Fox News, but they may be a little biased. We had an earthquake here on Monday, and they reported that 'the earth's crust was emboldened by Obama's weakness.'

Bill Maher

#11. If we wait for conditions to go from good to perfect, we'll just be waiting, waiting, waiting.

Bill Simon

#12. Yes, I've never inherited a penny!

William Hague