Moats – Quotes

the wealthy … live

the wealthy … live in marble mausoleums surrounded by the suspicions and neuroses that have replaced the medieval moats which once isolated so-called aristocrats from reality. Elsa Maxwell

If you want to

If you want to get to the castle, Groceries, you’ve got to swim the moat. Elizabeth Gilbert

Mirth is a Proteus,

Mirth is a Proteus, changing its shape and manner with the thousand diversities of individual character, from the most superfluous gayety to the deepest, moat earnest humor. Edwin Percy Whipple

Let the space under

Let the space under the first storey be dark, let the water lap the stone posts, and vivid green slime glimmer upon them; let a boat be kept there. Denise Levertov

Here we find the moat of thieves. And just as a lizard, with a quick, slick slither, Flicks across the highway from hedge to hedge, Fleeter than a flash, in the battering dog-day weather, A fiery little monster, livid, in a rage, Black as any peppercorn, came and made a dart At the guts of … Read more

When I reached Fort

When I reached Fort Binjemma, for example, where my grandfather was stationed for a while, the whole Victorian fort was decaying. Barbed wire surrounded it, spray paint on the ancient walls claimed it as private property, and the moat where my grandfather and his men had grown crops – in desperation as the siege’s hunger … Read more

Kellogg’s and Campbell’s moats

Kellogg’s and Campbell’s moats have also shrunk due to the increased buying power of supermarkets and companies like Wal-Mart. The muscle power of Wal-Mart and Costco has increased dramatically. Charlie Munger

In fact I’ve probably

In fact I’ve probably never seen such a wide moat. Charlie Munger

How do you compete

How do you compete against a true fanatic? You can only try to build the best possible moat and continuously attempt to widen it. Charlie Munger

You can have the

You can have the most advanced and efflorescent of cultures. Get your politics wrong, however, and everything stands to be swept away. This is not ancient history. This is Germany 1933… Politics is the moat, the walls, beyond which lie the barbarians. Fail to keep them at bay, and everything burns. Charles Krauthammer