A Quotes
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“At least two important conservative thinkers, Ayn Rand and Leo Strauss, were unbelievers or nonbelievers and in any case contemptuous of Christianity. I have my own differences with both of these savants, but is the Republican Party really prepared to disown such modern intellectuals as it can claim, in favor of a shallow, demagogic and above all sectarian religiosity?
Perhaps one could phrase the same question in two further ways. At the last election, the GOP succeeded in increasing its vote among American Jews by an estimated five percentage points. Does it propose to welcome these new adherents or sympathizers by yelling in the tones of that great Democrat bigmouth William Jennings Bryan? By insisting that evolution is 'only a theory'? By demanding biblical literalism and by proclaiming that the Messiah has already shown himself? If so, it will deserve the punishment for hubris that is already coming its way. (The punishment, in other words, that Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson believed had struck America on Sept. 11, 2001. How can it be that such grotesque characters, calling down divine revenge on the workers in the World Trade Center, are allowed a respectful hearing, or a hearing at all, among patriotic Republicans?).
[. . . And Why I'm Most Certainly Not! -- The Wall Street Journal, Commentary Column. May 5, 2005]”
“At least until there are new lakes in the clouds that open upon living cities as yet unknown, and perhaps forever, that is a question which you must answer within your own heart.”
Source: Winter's Tale
“At least us old men remember what a real bear market is like, and the young men haven't got a clue.”
“At least we both know how shitty the world is. You wearing a beard as a mask to disguise it. I wearing my tired smile. I don't see how you do it. One hundred thousand university students marching with you. Toward A necessity which is not love but is a name.”
Source: My Vocabulary Did this to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer
“At least we got to see the worst haircut since 1984 try to steal the spotlight from lovely Taylor Swift.”
“At least we have each other." He held out his arms, like he would have given her a huge hug if they hadn't been strapped into their seats. The nose of the ship tipped to the right and he quickly grasped the controls again, leveling it out just in time to dodge flock of pigeons.”
Source: Scarlet
“At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I'll retract it.”
“At least we should learn to understand our fellow beings, for we are powerless to stop their misery, their ignominy, their suffering, their weakness, and their death.”
Source: Berlin Stories
“At least we're getting the kind of experience we need for the next war.”
“At least when I bleed, it’s my own blood. At least when I fuck up, it’s my own fault. I own my time. And time is the only thing we really have before the worms get us.”
Source: Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
“At least when I'm sleeping I can dream myself back to Alex, can dream myself into a different world.”
Source: Pandemonium
“At least when I was govenor, cocaine was expensive.”
“At least when I was young, in high school: "Eh, voting doesn't mean nothing." You don't really know that to be true, you just say it. Then you get older, and responsible, and you go, "Oh heck, let me vote." And then you vote and you go away. I was actually right when I was 16.”
“At least, when invisible, she remained safe.”
Source: Redemption
“At least when Israel releases terrorists to gain the freedom of one of its soldiers, the country’s leaders have the grace to treat the decision as a regrettable action made out of necessity and nothing to celebrate.”
“At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.”
“At least when one speaks of oneself one is passionate, well-informed and specific.”
“At least when right-wingers rant there's a point.”
“At least when she'd been a soldier in the army, she'd had a clear idea of what was expected of her: fight to defend China. But the war was over, and thanks to her, Shan-Yu had been defeated. It was unheard of for a woman to be a military hero, and the last thing Mulan had anticipated was for the Emperor himself to publicly honor her in front of the entire capital, then ask her to become one of his advisors--- the most coveted and respected position in the Imperial City, offered only to the top scholars in all of China!”
Source: A Twisted Tale Anthology
“At least when somebody's suffocating, you can tell: you see their faces turn blue, their lips quiver, their eyes buck, and their throats jerk. But when a man is mentally packing his bags the suitcase is never out until he's already standing on the other side of the door.”
Source: Conception: A Novel
“At least when the Emperor Justinian, a sky-god man, decided to outlaw sodomy, he had to come up with a good practical reason, which he did. It is well known, Justinian declared, that buggery is a principal cause of earthquakes, and so must be prohibited. But our sky-godders, always eager to hate, still quote Leviticus, as if that looney text had anything useful to say about anything except, perhaps, the inadvisability of eating shellfish in the Jerusalem area.”
“At least, when there’s fear, there’s some human part left in you. Once that’s gone, though, there is nothing.”
Source: Walk Away
“At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?”
“At least when you're young you're also stupid.”
“At least with [Hillary] Clinton, you know, there was some degree of transparency. There was some sense of what's going on here, and a lot to be very alarmed about, whether it's the - you know, the Prince Bandar and, you know, the princes of Saudi Arabia, or Bahrain, or the Russians that she enabled to acquire 20 percent of our uranium supply. I mean, really outrageous stuff. The arms deals, et., a lot of grave concern.”
“At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.”
“At least with pets, and for all I know, people too, intelligence and quick-wittedness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing.”
Source: The feast of love
“At least with the Catholics, you know that when someone hands you a cracker there’s gonna be wine in the mix at some point.”
Source: Echopraxia
“At least work keeps you from your vices," Win quipped one evening before supper, rubbing his hair affectionately as she joined him in the parlor.
"I happen to like my vices," Leo told her. "That's why I went to the trouble of acquiring them."
"What you need to acquire," Win said gently, "is a wife. And I'm not saying that out of self-interest, Leo."
He smiled at her, this gentlest of sisters, who had fought so many personal battles for the sake of love. "You don't possess a molecule of self-interest, Win.”
Source: Married by Morning
“At least work keeps you from your vices," Win quipped one evening before supper, rubbing his hair affectionately as she joined him in the parlor. "I happen to like my vices," Leo told her. "That's why I went to the trouble of acquiring them."
- Win & Leo”
Source: Married by Morning
“At least you are back to being normal size." She gave a strangled laugh. "If the size of a cucumber on steroids is normal that is.”
Source: His First (Chosen #3A)
“At least you are mine! Soon – in a few months, perhaps, my angel will sleep in my arms, will awaken in my arms, will live there. All your thought at all moments, all your looks will be for me; all my thought, all my moments, all my looks will be for you!”
“At least you don’t need a prescription for tequila.”
Source: Before I Wake
“At least you got a nice boat out of the deal. Have a good time!”
Source: Whose Boat Is This Boat?: Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane
“At least you have never tried to eat me," she said helpfully.
"I would not count on that," he replied darkly.”
Source: Hades And Persephone: Curse Of The Golden Arrow
“At least you know that you're crazy. That means you have the potential to recover.”
“At least you know where you are with blood. At least other people can see it.”
Source: Thin Skin
“At least you left out the oh-my-God sauce this time."
"Made myself a batch with it," Shane said. "It's got the biohazard sticker on it in the fridge, so don't bitch if you get flamed.”
Source: Glass Houses
“At least you make frustrated and cranky look good.”
Source: Fish & Chips
“At least you remember things like a round moon. How daft that much look.”
Source: Dark Castle, White Horse
“At least you used to know 'there's the villain, there's the good guy', but today there are more shades of grey.”
“At least you've brought gifts. What's in the basket?"
She rummaged through the contents. "A few sweetmeats and lozenges. Packets of raisins. But mostly it's Aunt Thea's surplus cosmetics and remedies. She sends away for every product advertised in every ladies' magazine. I like to see them put to some use."
He blinked at her. "These are your gifts?"
"Your men have depleted our stores of food, and I didn't have time to prepare anything else."
"What are they supposed to do with-" he held up a brown bottle and peered at the label- "Dr. Jacobs' Miracle Elixir?" He plucked a small jar out next. "Excelsior Blemish Cream?"
"Women are women, Logan. Every girl needs a bit of luxury and a chance to feel pretty now and then.”
Source: When a Scot Ties the Knot
“At least you were seen. Hated, but seen. I was just invisible.”
Source: The Bandit Queens
“At least you're learning a thing or two about wine. Good to hear you're making such an effort to improve yourself." "Does the U.S. attorney know how much you like spending your Saturday nights eavesdropping on private conversations?" Nick asked. "The U.S. attorney knows exactly how I like spending my Saturday nights.”
Source: A Lot Like Love
“At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan.”
“At least, not in this country,' she added after a moment's thought. 'In China it's a little different. Once I saw a Chinaman in Shanghai. His ears were so big he could use them for a raincoat. When it rained, he just crept in under his ears and was warm and snug as could be. Not that the ears had such a rattling good time of it, you understand. If it was specially bad weather, he'd invite friends and acquaintances to pitch camp under his ears too. There they sat, singing their sorrowful songs while it poured down outside.”
Source: Pippi Longstocking
“At least, the sun had the decency to stay the hell away from us.”
Source: The Sky Is Everywhere
“At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages. It completely upset my digestion." ... My mother taught Prim and me to eat properly, so yes, I can handle a fork and knife. But I hate Effie Trinket's comment so much I make a point of eating the rest of my meal with my fingers. Then I wipe my hands on the tablecloth. This makes her purse her lips tightly together.”
“At Leeds I've tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back to Ireland and see all the Irish boys again.”
“At Leeds the idea of an international labour organization appeared in a trade-union text which also drew attention to the danger to the working classes inherent in the existence of international capitalist competition.”