Postbox Quotes

#1. The kinds of metaphorical language that we use to describe the Hmong say far more about us, and our attachment to our own frame of reference, than they do about the Hmong. So much for the Perambulating Postbox Theory.

Anne Fadiman

#2. As history shows, dead metaphors make good idols.

Elizabeth A. Johnson

#3. I don't think you can describe your ideal girl. A big part of that is just meeting someone and really clicking with them and wanting to hang out with them all of the time.

Aziz Ansari

#4. Our lives pass from us like the wind, and why
Should wise men grieve to know that they must die?
The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face
Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#5. Our knowledge is so limited that often we are not much better than an ape.

Debasish Mridha

#6. On handing the book back to my friend, the woman inquired "Is he gay?" No, said my friend. The woman pondered for a moment. "Is he English?" she asked.

Terry Eagleton

#7. Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary.
It Mattered.

Caroline B. Cooney

#8. Very often we talk about India and China, but not really Malaysia and Indonesia. The potential in the shift to the East is going to be great and very important for this country.

Tariq Ramadan

#9. Visionaries not only believe that the impossible can be done, but that it must be done.

Bran Ferren

#10. One who cares is one who listens.

J. Richard Clarke

#11. I try to live my life like my father lives his. He always takes care of everyone else first. He won't even start eating until he's sure everyone else in the family has started eating. Another thing: My dad never judges me by whether I win or lose.

Ben Roethlisberger

#12. I'm a good solid family man. I don't say I'm a good solid man.

Rick Nielsen