humor

"Livy informs us that Hannibal split the huge Alpine rocks with vinegar to break a path for the elephants. Vinegar was a high explosive in 218 B.C., but not before or since."

"If this is neglected, any effort at development will fail, because factions will emerge with their own form of protest that would drive underground anyone seeking help. This will endanger whatever dev…"

"With great wealth comes great pettiness."

"Video: Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat at EG Conference in 2007"

"December 2. MockingBird yet with us feeding on Smilax berries"

"If we are to compete as a nation in the global economy, we need to upskill Scotland. That means more Scots in the workforce with higher vocational skills - and it means many more with graduate skills …"

"We're going to march forward with our efforts to place the President under oath."

"You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see."

"Beware of getting involved with people who seem to be able to feel good but have no close friends. They may be witty and fun to be around, but their humor is all put-downs and hostility. If you marry …"

"Poor Daniel was lame in the hip, and could not keep up with the rest of the slaves; and our master would order him to be stripped and laid down on the ground, and have him beaten with a rod of rough b…"

"I believed then that if you had a good encounter with a person, it was best not to see them again for as long as possible."

"Medical opinions differed as to the cause of this "humor" disease."

"Split routines make about as much sense as sleeping with one eye open. Best results will almost always occur from exercising both your upper body and your lower body in the same workout."

"Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies."

"You been hearing about how bad I am since you were a little kid with mess in your pants! Tonight, I'm gonna whip you till you cry like a baby."

"David Frost interview with Bhutto"

"The social structures of markets and the internal organisation of firms are best viewed as attempts to mitigate the effects of competition with other firms."

"So take your lessons hard and stay with him. And when your car crash comes, don't be misled. ~ "For Nancy"

"I am not a comic, I have never told a joke...The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him...My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can....They…"

"With his rotund ecclesiastical side, Dior was like a cathedral, a repository of countless secrets no one else had access to."