Stupid Contemplative Quotes

#1. This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.

Plautus

#2. The Gold Cup really is about getting the job done and winning it and qualifying us for the Confederations Cup in Russia in 2017. That's why it's really crucial for us to have players on the roster that have tremendous experience.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#3. The memoir industry is, what's the word? Under regulated. I think it needs to be pruned. If there are too many books right now and the market for readers is shrinking, I think we can get rid of many of the memoirs. Another memoir should be awfully well justified before it gets published.

Arthur Phillips

#4. Chiron looked surprised. I thought that would be obvious enough. The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.

Rick Riordan

#5. The tragedy of modern democracies is that they have not yet succeeded in effecting democracy.

Jacques Maritain

#6. If you should ever acknowledge my existence, I plan to snub you.

Mason Cooley

#7. For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

Robert B. Parker

#8. We all die. Not everyone dies for a reason.

Leigh Bardugo

#9. Things which are equally bad are also equally good. Try to look at the bright side of things.
- Humbug

Norton Juster