Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: March 6, 1909 - May 7, 1966

Topics

MonumentsAlwaysComeSaveHandy

I was born dirt-poor with barely a stitch on my back, and no name or prestige attached to me, and no real clout or connections.

Jeremy Scott

MeNameConnectionsBackBornReal

We get done with the game, and it's an absolute downpour 30 minutes later. That's when I thought God was telling me that's enough-time for you to go do something else.

John Elway

GodMeGameThoughtYouDone

At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to go to soccer.

Steve Earle

HomeSoccerPhoneI CanThreeWant

A lot of work - unattributed, with no dollars - goes into taking care of kids.

Stephen Malkmus

WorkCareKidsDollarsTakingGoes

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

GovernmentThoughtTyrannySystem

I was pre-med for a semester, and then I got a C- in organic chemistry and was washed out of that program. Then I imagined I'd be a lawyer. I was gonna go to law school.

Jay Chandrasekhar

SchoolLawLawyerGoChemistryOut

I guess I've kind of had an attitude my whole life.

Christina Applegate

LifeAttitudeKindWholeGuessHad

I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.

Bob Dylan

DreamsYouI CanYours

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.

Wilson Mizner

LawyersContactLeaveOwnFortune

The vast majority of people who have mental illness problems never hurt anybody.

Penn Jillette

PeopleProblemsHurtNeverIllness

We Americans love our Constitution so much that we can't bear to change even the stupid parts.

Timothy Noah

LoveChangeStupidConstitutionBear

I figure out who I'm playing opposite, and I really do study them.

Tisha Campbell-Martin

StudyOutPlayingOppositeWhoThem

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