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“Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.”

Quote by Dave Barry

Book:The World According to Dave Barry

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The World According to Dave Barry

The book is a compilation of Dave Barry's witty and satirical observations on various aspects of modern life, showcasing his distinctive sense of humor and sharp wit. more

Author

Dave Barry

Dave Barry is a renowned American humorist, born on July 3, 1947. His works are known for their unique humor style and satirical observations of everyday life. more

“When he painted a road, the roadmakers were there in his imagination, when he painted the turned earth of a ploughed field, the gesture of the blade turning the earth was included in his own act. Whenever he looked he saw the labour of existence; and this labour, recognised as such, was what constituted reality for him. (On Vincent Van Gogh)”

Reality Earth Imagination Existence Saws Fields Labour Gestures Blades Vans

Author:John Berger

“Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer the vigor to commit.”

Life Age Time Periods Aging Vices Commit Compounds Vigor

Book:The Cynic's Word Book

Source: The Cynic's Word Book

“Christian - One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.”

Life God Christian Religion Christ Sin Teaching Inconsistent

Book:Essential Bierce: A Selection of the Writings of Ambrose Bierce

Source: Essential Bierce: A Selection of the Writings of Ambrose Bierce

“Conversation: A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe those of his neighbor.”