My quarrel with him is, that his works contain nothing worth quoting; and a book that furnishes no quotations, is me judice, no book,—it is a plaything. – Thomas Love Peacock, Crotchet Castle, 1831 (The Rev. Dr. Folliott)
I pick my favorite quotation and store them in my mind as ready armor, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence. – Robert Burns
The borrowing is often honest enough, and comes of magnanimity and stoutness. A great man quotes bravely and will not draw on his invention when his memory serves him with a word as good. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Quotation and Originality,” Letters and Social Aims, 1876
Theres been a lot of really cool stuff thats happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I dont think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now. – Joe Nichols
Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. – James Thurber
Being in a rock band is about touring. Its about writing songs and its about making records but its also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves. – James Young
