Phunny Tails Quotes

#1. It would be an egregious mistake to ever refer to me in the same breath as most of the people I write about.

Anthony Bourdain

#2. For my Oxford degree, I had to translate French and German philosophy (as it turned out, Descartes and Kant) at sight without a dictionary. That meant Germany for my first summer vacation, to learn the thorny language on my own.

Paul Engle

#3. The New York Times and Politico report , as Bush continues to flounder on the campaign trail, backers are placing some of the blame on Right To Rise and its inability to sell their candidate.

Chris Hayes

#4. I much prefer being told off by Brendan Rodgers than by my wife. Brendan is more careful than my wife with what he says.

Luis Suarez

#5. A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I had to amputate your arms"

Tommy Cooper

#6. The blood kept welling up and getting over things so that she couldn't see what she was doing, which annoyed her; but she knew that theoretical clarity was unattainable in times of action.

William T. Vollmann

#7. The thing that grounds you, and the thing that really gives you a sense of wholeness, is your family, friends and your community. Those are the things that can mirror back to you what you're experiencing, and can affirm to you that the stories you are telling are true.

Dan Chaon

#8. You don't want the truth. Truth is boring.

Robbie Williams

#9. The Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.

Mercedes McCambridge

#10. You're not seriously going out again, are you?" "Seriously, yeah. Bowling. Her name's Laura. If you want more details, you're gonna have to download the video like everybody else.

Rachel Caine

#11. You may not always end up where you thought you were going, But you will always end up where you were meant to be.

Jessica Taylor

#12. So when we talk about God we're using language, language that employs a vast array of words and phrases and forms to describe a reality that is fundamentally beyond words and phrases and forms.

Rob Bell

#13. That man penetrated me with his shame. Shame, I realize now, is an infectious disease. Shame can be sexually transmitted. (107)

Jessica Stern