Handy Quotes

137 Handy quotes by 124 unique authors

Racism is to the current era what unAmericanism was to the Fifties: a curse word that provides a handy substitute for logical thought. — Steve Sailer
The word 'beauty' is as easy to use as the word 'degenerate.' Both come in handy when one does or does not agree with you — Charles Ives
The Evidence Bible is a handy tool for anyone interested in proving the reliability of Scripture, the deity of Jesus Christ, and the incredible offer of… — Tim LaHaye
I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any blues… — Jelly Roll Morton
In 1908 Handy didn't know anything about the blues and he doesn't know anything about jazz and stomps to this day. I myself figured out… — Jelly Roll Morton
I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting… — Lloyd Bentsen
Whenever I stumble over my own feet, or blurt out a thought that makes no sense at all, or leave the house wearing one pattern… — Paul Rudnick
I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus… — Doc Severinsen
But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools. — Jesse James Garrett
A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It's a real time-saver, because it tells you what you think about things you know… — Hendrik Hertzberg
Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask… — Bill Watterson
Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians. — Ulysses S. Grant
Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to… — Douglas Wilson
A man may see how this world goes with no eyes. Look with thine ears: see how yond justice rails upon yon simple thief. Hark,… — William Shakespeare
The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any… — Lloyd Alexander
You can go your whole life and not need math or physics for a minute, but the ability to tell a joke is always handy. — Garrison Keillor
There is no right way to knit; there is no wrong way to knit. So if anybody kindly tells you that what you are doing… — Elizabeth Zimmermann
I cannot live or write without music. It stimulates the normally dormant parts of my brain that come in handy when constructing fiction. — Aleksandar Hemon
Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different… — Charles Simmons
The current flows fast and furious. It issues in a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians. Every day they tell us that… — Virginia Woolf
Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of… — Robert Benchley
If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death.… — Richard Louv
I trained with the FBI in Portland and I also had many conversations with female FBI agents in Los Angeles, as well. That was again… — Connie Nielsen
Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love, and… — Matt Mullenweg
It's hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don't have to ask a child for directions if you… — Bernie Siegel

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