L. Neil Smith Quotes

I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.

L. Neil Smith

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DeathGovernmentLyingPunishment

I will say to all the fellas out there that, seriously, I am a setup. I'm just like rose petals. I'm like incense. I'm a background thing for you when you do your thing with your lady. I'm a friend, only assisting you in your lurve machinations. So have no fear of me, people.

Maxwell

FriendFearI AmPeopleMeRose

I can't stand confrontation, which maybe is a character flaw. But having said that, I do feel like when I do get upset - which is rare, as my husband and family would say - I have a hard time letting go.

Anna Faris

FamilyCharacterTimeHusbandStand

Most songs have meager beginnings. You wake up in the morning, you throw on your suspenders, and you subvocalize and just think. They seem to form like calcium. I can't think of a story right off the bat that was that interesting. I write things on the back of my hand, usually, and sing into a tape recorder.

Tom Waits

MorningWake UpStoryThinkYou

How do you redefine love when your idea of love is something that's so violent? When your idea of passion is anger, how do you fix that?

Rupi Kaur

LovePassionAngerLove IsYouFix

I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.

Lucas Papademos

ThinkLeavingGreeceI ThinkReally

I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.

Julia Child

WomenOrganizationHelpNeverOffice

We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.

Lisa Murkowski

ResponsibilityWalkingYouAlaska

I've been known to write on the Underground in London and on the subway in New York. I have two or three cafes in Paris that I go into. I find a corner with a little shade, and I can work.

Douglas Kennedy

WorkNew YorkFindI CanNewThree

In those early days, the important thing was the happy ending. I did not tolerate unhappy endings - for my heroines, anyway. And later on, I began to read things like 'Wuthering Heights,' and very, very unhappy endings would take place, so I changed my ideas completely and went in for the tragic, which I enjoyed.

Alice Munro

HappyIdeasEndingUnhappyEarly

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.

Phillip E. Johnson

SupportPhilosophyProductDarwinism

If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?

Tom Barrett

RainPicnicFarmerSayWhoCrop

New Orleans jazz is a complex and embracing art form that began about the same time as the blues and encompassed many of its excellences.

Tim Cahill

TimeArtBluesNewJazzNew Orleans

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