Category Archives: Quotes

QotD – The Truth at the Center of Politics

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Les Jones

“We all know what to do, we just don’t know how to get re-elected after we have done it.” – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg

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Quote of the Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Les Jones

“Preposterous Keynesian fallacy at work. It presupposes that money allocated to some project via the political process is more likely to create a ‘multiplier’ than market driven uses of that money… and it assumes that the money taken by the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Les Jones

Forget Beyonce – I hear Joe Biden was voice tracked… just to be safe. – Dave Foulk

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Jesse James explains all reality TV celebrities, ever

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Les Jones

“They’re just kinda retards that got put on TV.” – Jesse James in a promo for American Chopper

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Aldous Huxley on Intellectualism

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Les Jones

“The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred.” – Aldous Huxley I think the “every” is too strong, but the overall sentiment is often … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Les Jones

“If you want less of something, like tobacco or income, tax it. If you want more of something, like tobacco or unemployment, subsidize it. (And if you want proof that our government is crazy, roll those two sentences around in … Continue reading →

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Shark Week – People forgot the reason for the season

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Les Jones

“I miss the old days when we set up a simple display & exchanged small gifts for Shark Week. It’s so commercialized now.” – Shane Rhyne On the twelfth day of Shark Week my true love gave to me …

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Quote of the Day – Chief Yonaguska on the Bible

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Les Jones

“Well, it seems a good book … strange that the white people are not better, after having had it so long.” – Chief Yonaguska (Drowning Bear) Seen on yesterday’s trip to the Sequoyah birthplace museum.

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Milan Kundera on Totalitarianism

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Les Jones

“Totalitarianism is not only hell, but all the dream of paradise the age-old dream of a world where everybody would live in harmony, united by a single common will and faith, without secrets from one another. Once the … Continue reading →

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Steven Hyden on Rock Fandom

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Les Jones

“Being a fan is a more socially acceptable version of having an imaginary friend.” – Steven Hyden, Perfect Circle: An REM Story Why did R.E.M. mean so much to me? Let’s set R.E.M. off to the side for a moment. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Les Jones

“I have a kid. I can’t believe people do that on purpose.”  — Name Redacted

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Favorite Quote from the Avengers, Famous Last Words Department

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Les Jones

“You are, all of you, beneath me. I am a god you dull creature, and I will not be bullied.” – Loki What makes it good is what happens to Loki right after that. I’m also a fan of Cap’s “Hulk … Continue reading →

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Phil Williams on Beer

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Les Jones

“I don’t always drink beer, but when I do…wait, no. I do always drink beer. Never mind.” – Phil Williams the guy I went to high school with

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George R.R. Martin on Gratuitous Sex

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Les Jones

“I have gotten letters over the years from readers who don’t like the sex, they say it’s ‘gratuitous.’ I think that word gets thrown around and what it seems to mean is ‘I didn’t like it.’ This person didn’t want … Continue reading →

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How is a solar eclipse like a woman breast-feeding in a restaurant?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Les Jones

“A solar eclipse is like a woman breast-feeding in a restaurant. It’s free, it’s beautiful, but under no circumstances should you look at it.” – Top 10 Kent Brockman Quotes

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