Quotes for All
Non-crazy gun advocates – the ones who aren’t stockpiling in preparation for a zombie invasion – don’t like the idea of expanding background checks because they think it’ll be a lot more paperwork. And it probably would make it more difficult to sell guns at, say, a flea market. Gail Collins
Drama is not my passion. If I do it, it’s for a check. It’s not what I want to do. Comedy’s my thing. Stand up’s my thing. Everything that comes from that is frosting on the cake. Gabriel Iglesias
I went up on stage, and said, Why did the chicken cross the road? To check out the chicks. I was a genius at 10. Try telling that at 21, and you look hacky and stupid. That was the only joke I’ve ever told. Everything since has been character voices, doing impressions or just telling … Read more
The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they’re big and fast. G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.
Waiting for God means power to do nothing save under command. This is not lack of power to do anything. Waiting for God needs strength rather than weakness. It is power to do nothing. It is the strength that holds strength in check. It is the strength that prevents the blundering activity which is entirely … Read more
Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it. Ezra Pound
The tour bus was supposed to be here ten minutes ago. Would it be possible to give them a ring to check they’ve not forgotten us? Evelyn Waugh
I’m not on Facebook. I have a sort of anonymous account that I check, like, once every six months every time Facebook rolls out a new feature. Evgeny Morozov
I am worried about this word, this notion – security. I see this word, hear this word, feel this word everywhere. Security check. Security watch. Security clearance. Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much more insecure? … Why are we suddenly a nation and a people who strive for security … Read more
I try my very hardest to remember that I don’t have to be anything but Evangeline. That’s all that’s expected of me. And if I try to be more or less, I will fall flat on my face. So if I just continue to hold my head high and keep myself in check, I’m being … Read more