We need strength, we need energy, we need quickness, and we need brain in this country to turn it around.
—Donald Trump, 2015
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Perish the universe, provided I have my revenge.
—Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, 1654The atavistic urge toward danger persists and its satisfaction is called adventure.
—John Steinbeck, 1941Everyone lives by selling something.
—Robert Louis Stevenson, 1892I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?
—Andy Warhol, 1970God walks among the pots and pans.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
—Mark Twain, 1897I have given up considering happiness as relevant.
—Edward Gorey, 1974No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.
—Maria Edgeworth, 1809I have often said that if I wish to name-drop, I have only to list my ex-friends.
—Norman Podhoretz, 1999Everything remembered is dear, endearing, touching, precious. At least the past is safe—though we didn’t know it at the time.
—Susan Sontag, 1973The most may err as grossly as the few.
—John Dryden, 1681Music today is nothing more than the art of performing difficult pieces.
—Voltaire, 1759