Bill Madlock quotes

  • In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

  • The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

  • Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.

  • Books are totally useless unless you take their advice. If you just keep reading them, thinking "that's so insightful! that changes everything," but never actually doing anything different, then pretty quickly the feeling will wear off and you'll start searching for another book to fill the void.

  • History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

  • True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.

  • Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.

  • This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.

  • Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.

  • Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.

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