T Quotes
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“The only people who have never had a problem with me speaking in their venues are independent bookstores and libraries. Universities and humanities councils have canceled me, but never an independent bookstore.”
“The only people who have no bad tendencies are dead.”
Source: Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual
“the only people who have proof of their sanity are those who have been discharged from mental institutions”
“The only people who have quick answers don't have the responsibility of making the decisions.”
“The only people who have room to worry about the future are those who aren't fighting just to survive the present.”
Source: The First Time She Drowned
“The only people who have the long view are some scientists and some science fiction writers.”
“The only people who have trouble with poetry are the people who link it with literature. It's much more akin to mountain-walking, and dancing by yourself at 2 A.M.”
“The only people who know about me are people who would know about me.”
“The only people who like to live alone more than comics are priests.”
“The only people who make love all the time are liars.”
“The only people who need degrees are dentists and brain surgeons.”
“The only people who need to be "giving back" are thieves, criminals and corrupt individuals that are taking things that are not theirs.”
“The only people who never die, are those who happily die for others.”
Source: Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World
“The only people who never fail are those who never try”
“The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.”
“The only people who put iced tea in Jack Daniel's bottles is the Clash baby!”
“The only people who really love the '80s are millennials. We had Reagan and Bush for our entire youth, the culture was terrible, the fashions were terrible, the movies were terrible.”
“The only people who really worry about money are the very poor and the very rich.”
“The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians.”
“The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.”
Source: The Ground Beneath Her Feet
“The only people who see the whole picture,' he murmured, 'are the ones who step out of the frame.”
Source: The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel
“The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.”
“The only people who should play for England are English people.”
“The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.”
“The only people who should use the possessive 'we' are kings, newspaper editors, and persons with tapeworms.”
“The only people who soul can truly magnify the Lord are...people who acknowledge their lowly estate and are overwhelmed by the condescension of the magnificent God.”
Source: Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
“The only people who steal are thieves, and that’s a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will… return the benefit and reciprocate...”
“The only people who still read poetry are poets, and they mostly read their own.”
Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories
“The only people who think children are carefree are the ones who've forgotten their own childhood.”
Source: Shadow Puppets
“The only people who think life should be easy are lazy people”
“The only people who think the Internet is a calamity are people whose lives have been hurt by it; the only people who insist the Internet is wonderful are those who need it to give their life meaning.”
Source: Eating the Dinosaur
“The only people who think writing is easy are people who don't write. Writing's a difficult, courageous act. Bravery is required, as well as a great deal of slogging along. A lot of our work is work.”
Source: You Can Write a Mystery
“The only people who try to deny the existence of Russian trolls are Russian trolls.”
Source: American Fascism: A German Writer's Urgent Warning To America
“The only people who try to tell you that you can’t do something, are the people who have failed”
“The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.”
“The only people who want to change the Gospel are those who are unchanged by it.”
“The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power.”
Source: Speaking up
“The only people who you should get even with are those who have helped you.”
“The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril.”
“The only people without problems are in cemeteries. If you don't have problems, get on your knees and pray.”
“The only people without problems are those in cemeteries.”
“The only people without problems are those in cemeteries. It is not what happens to us that separates failures from successes. It is how we perceive and what we do about what happens that makes the difference.”
Source: Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement
“the only people worth writing about are those about whom the last word cannot be said.”
Source: The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller
“The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.”
“The only people you have to look out for in life are the people that don't care about anything or anyone. These are the people that end up teaching your children.”
“The only people you need in your life are the ones that prove they need you in theirs.”
“The only people, scientific or other, who never make mistakes are those who do nothing.”
Source: Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays
“The only perfect circle on the human body is the eye. When a baby is born it's so perfect, but when it opens its eyes it's just blinded by the corruption and everything else is a downward spiral.”
“The only perfect climate is bed.”
“The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is riddled with hostility and insecurity, but the wordless commitment of families, which takes as its model mother-love. This is not to say that fathers have no place, for father-love, with its driving for self-improvement and discipline, is also essential to survival, but that uncorrected father-love, father-love as it were practiced by both parents, is a way to annihilation.”
Source: The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings