Wylie Dufresne Quotes

There's nobody you can call and say, 'So, can you maybe send me your formula for frying Hollandaise?' because to the best of my knowledge, it didn't exist before we did it.

Wylie Dufresne

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KnowledgeBestMeYouNobodySay

If waterboarding's OK, why don't we let our police do it to suspects so we can learn what they know? We only seem to waterboard Muslims... Have we waterboarded anyone else?

Jesse Ventura

PoliceLearnKnowWhySeemOnly

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show.

Andrew Wyeth

WinterStoryFeelLandscapeYou

I am terribly clumsy, so there is a plethora of walking into lamp-posts, falling over, dropping things, and ruining sofas.

Matt Smith

I AmWalkingOverFallingThingsAm

A country is more than an economy. We're a civic society.

Steve Bannon

SocietyCountryMoreEconomyCivic

When you give someone a commitment to ride their horse, you do it - unless, God forbid, something serious has happened. It would be laziness not to do it.

Tony McCoy

GodCommitmentRideSomeoneHorse

Under Ed Miliband's leadership, we are changing both our party's structures and culture.

Douglas Alexander

LeadershipCulturePartyChanging

It's always been kind of weird to me because when you give someone an autograph, you're looking down at a piece of paper and once you sign it the person moves on.

Christopher Meloni

MeLookingWeirdSomeoneYouDown

In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.

Arlen Specter

PeopleCareTake CareHelpYouNeed

There's no point about whining or complaining or screaming.

Anna Wintour

ComplainingPointWhiningScreaming

The road's a tough life, but I said 'yes,' because as a kid growing up in Ohio, I never had a chance to see a Tony-winning actress in a role she won the Tony for.

Alice Ripley

LifeGrowing UpRoadToughChance

I have never been a Conservative, or at least not since being a young teenager. My father voted Conservative, and even his doing that was a hangover from the '50s and '60s, which may have been an influence on me.

Phil Collins

FatherMeInfluenceDoingYoungMay

When employees are first eligible for a retirement savings plan, they should be enrolled unless they choose to opt out.

Richard Thaler

RetirementEmployeesPlanChooseOut

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