Air Quotes - Page 143

A man can do a television interview and roll out of bed 15 minutes before; it's just not the same for a woman. A woman has to pay attention to her hair, makeup, clothing, and jewelry choices.

There never were, in the world, two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.

Pilots track their lives by the number of hours in the air, as if any other kind of time isn't worth noting.

I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force.

The European Union spends most of its time either suing me, torturing me, criticizing me or condemning me for lowering the cost of air travel all over Europe.

Shoot, two things I said I wasn't going to do: Cry and give air quotes.

Kids didn't have huge backpacks when I was their age. We didn't have backpacks at all. Now it seemed all the kids had them. You saw little second-graders bent over like sherpas, dragging themselves through the school doors under the weight of their packs. Some of the kids had their packs on rollers, hauling them like luggage at the airport. I didn't understand any of this. The world was becoming digital; everything was smaller and lighter. But kids at school lugged more weight than ever.

Jazz is like a great blues band that fell down the stairs

It is quiet and peaceful here, the air is good, there are numerous gardens, and in them nightingales sing and spies lurk under the bushes.

Fairy tales are experienced by their hearers and readers, not as realistic, but as symbolic poetry.

She was standing in the airport of Copenhagen, staring at a doorway, trying to figure out if it was (a) a bathroom and (b) what kind of bathroom it was. The door merely said H. Was she an H? Was H "hers"? It could just as easily be "his". Or "Helicopter Room: Not a Bathroom at All

I miss that time. The cities back then, just after the forests died, were full of wonders, and you'd stumble on them--these princes of the air on common rooftops--the rivers that burst through the city streets so they ran like canals--the rabbits in parking garages--the deer foaling, nestled in Dumpsters like a Nativity.

Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair.

Ballet in the air... Twin butterflies until, twice white They Meet, they mate

Rolling down the windows, yeah I got an air conditiona, but I got a sound I want the whole world to listenta.

Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.

If your nose is up in the air, you cannot see where you are going.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine

Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.

I've always felt that I shouldn't scream on the air...I just feel there's a way of rising enthusiastically if there's an exciting play, but you don't have to scream. There are people who do shout, and I think that's unnecessary. You have to be under control at all times, no matter what's taking place. Enthusiasm and excitement can be expressed without going berserk.

There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.

We've learned to fly the air like birds, we've learned to swim the seas like fish, and yet we haven't learned to walk the earth as brothers and sisters

We need not invite the Devil to our table; he is too ready to come without being asked. The air all about us is filled with demons.

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

When red-headed people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.