Whom the Gods would destroy, they first put on the cover of Business Week.
-Paul Krugman
Bastard Brat of a Scotch Peddler
-John Adams on Alexander Hamilton
Hatchet-Faced Nutmeg Dealer
-Stephen Douglas on Abraham Lincoln
Ersatz
is a product or creation made or used as a stand in substitute, typically inferior, for something else. Tiki Drinks, Non-dairy Creamer, Bouillon Cubes, & War Sausage.
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
That’s L.A. They worship everything and they value nothing.
-Eva Mendes
I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers.
-Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
I believe in free speech, so long as the state is allowed to arrest those who say the wrong things.
-Titania McGrath