-Written by Thomas Jefferson about John Adams who paid journalist James Thomson Callender to publish it
A Hideous Hermaphroditical Character which has neither the Force and Firmness of a Man, Not the Gentleness and Sensibility of a Woman
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Quotes
General Jackson’s mother was a common prostitute, brought to this country by the British soldiers! She afterwards married a mulatto man, with whom she had several children, of which number General Jackson is one!
-The Cincinnati Gazette 1828 on General Jackson
To be turned out by the Pimp of the White House
-Congressman Kenneth Rayner on President Franklin Pierce
Bastard Brat of a Scotch Peddler
-John Adams on Alexander Hamilton
Hatchet-Faced Nutmeg Dealer
-Stephen Douglas on Abraham Lincoln
Ersatz
is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move. The fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker.
The second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half
-Fyodor Dostoevsky
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
-Ian Fleming
Everytime you hear EBITDA substitute it with bullshit earnings.
-Charlie Munger