Party Quotes - Page 9

• There are only three things which make life worth living: to be writing a tolerably good book, to be in a dinner party of six, and to be traveling south with someone whom your conscience permits you to love.

  Cyril Connolly

  Book, Writing, Three

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• I want to be liked... No, I want to be more than just liked... I want people to say, "that Charlie Brown is a great guy!" And when people are at parties, I want them to look for me, and when I finally arrive, I want them to say, "here comes good ol' Charlie Brown... Now everything will be all right!" I want to be a special person... I want to be needed... It's kind of hard to explain... Do you understand? I mean, do you know what I'm talking about?" "Sure, I understand perfectly..." "Well?" "Forget it! Five cents, please!

  Charles M. Schulz

  Mean, Talking, People

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• mr youse needn't be so spry concernin questions arty each has his tastes but as for i i likes a certain party gimme the he-man's solid bliss for youse ideas i'll match youse a pretty girl who naked is is worth a million statues

  e. e. cummings

  Girl, Men, Ideas

  e. e. cummings (2014). “100 Selected Poems”, p.19, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• The last time I went back to a girl's house for an impromptu house party I spent most of the night straightening out rugs, putting down coasters and alphabetising DVDs while all around me people got off with whoever was closest and gradually headed off to various rooms to make more mess, no doubt.

  Jon Richardson

  Girl, Night, Dvds

  Jon Richardson (2011). “It’s Not Me, It’s You!: Impossible perfectionist, 27, seeks very very very tidy woman”, p.21, HarperCollins UK

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• I think that we vote, not to get the best party in, but to keep the worst party out.

  Melina Marchetta

  Thinking, Vote, Worst

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.32, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• The campaigns of Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, and John McCain all outperformed expectations on their support from independent voters. They made no effort to shy away from ideology, but conveyed to voters that their policies were driven by principle, not party talking points.

  John Sununu

  Independent, Talking, Expectations

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• In March several of the Mandrakes threw a loud and raucous party in greenhouse three. This made Professor Sprout very happy. “The moment they start trying to move into each other’s pots, we’ll know they’re fully mature,” she told Harry.

  J. K. Rowling

  Moving, Trying, Three

  J. K. Rowling (1999). “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, Raincoast Books

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• Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven't said to that someone.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Gossip, Conversation, Said

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• I don’t ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It’s like, Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.

  Taylor Swift

  Nice, Kids, Cool Kid

  "Taylor Swift: The Single Life". Interview with Jonathan Van Meter, www.vogue.com. January 17, 2012.

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• I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement.

  Matt Taibbi

  Mean, Thinking, People

  "CNN's Parker-Spitzer Endorse Matt Taibbi's Anti-Conservative Message". Interview with Matthew Balan, www.newsbusters.org. November 9, 2010.

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• The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.

  Matt Taibbi

  People, Tea, Scare

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• Can't you . . . I don't know. Find a hobby or something?" "Being charming is my hobby," said Adrian obstinately. "I'm the life of the party— even without drinking. I wasn't meant to be alone.

  Richelle Mead

  Drinking, Hobbies, Charming

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.152, Penguin

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• An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.

  Ice T

  Rap, Rocks, Crowds

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• I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.

  Matthew Sweet

  Birthday, Dykes, Wilson

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• I'm usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party.

  Andre Leon Talley

  New Year, Home, Years

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• From adult diapers to bedpans? Move over, Elvis, I’m the afterlife of the party!

  Rachel Vincent

  Moving, Afterlife, Diapers

  Rachel Vincent (2010). “Reaper”, p.53, Harlequin

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• The party in power almost always unapologetically engages in deficit spending, while the other party argues passionately against the evils of debt and deficits.

  Matt Taibbi

  Evil, Debt, Arguing

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• It's really interesting that we've had this great Tea Party movement that is all about restoring free market capitalist values, but what they completely fail to understand is that what we've got now is a situation where there is a small class of gigantic financial companies that have put themselves above capitalism.

  Matt Taibbi

  Class, Interesting, Tea

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• What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Peace, War, Law

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.2123, Delphi Classics

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• During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing.

  Emma Thompson

  Jobs, Election, Selling

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• Criminal justice, as it pertains to the Goldmans and Morgan Stanleys of the world, is not adversarial combat, with cops and crooks duking it out in interrogation rooms and courthouses. Instead, it's a cocktail party between friends and colleagues who from month to month and year to year are constantly switching sides and trading hats.

  Matt Taibbi

  Years, Justice, Months

  "Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?". www.rollingstone.com. February 16, 2011.

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• Companies have long gathered data to break down their customer base into specific segments. Now political parties have become adept at micro-targeting, too, using data on shopping habits, leisure activities, voting histories, charity donations, and so on, in order to pinpoint likely supporters and the type of appeal most likely to win them over.

  James Surowiecki

  Winning, Leisure Activities, Order

  "Calculating Campaigns". www.newyorker.com. September 24, 2012.

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• When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?

  Ben Stein

  Israel, Realizing, Republican

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• I'd like to say that right now, in the last few years, the Democrats have been closer - have been more pro-environment. The coal industry is pretty well entrenched in the Republican Party and that's one of the things that we need to phase out.

  Ted Turner

  Years, Needs, Coal

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• The first tenet is that you should report corruption regardless of loyalty to incumbent or party.

  Linda Tripp

  Loyalty, Firsts, Corruption

  "Linda Tripp on 'Larry King Live'". www.cnn.com. February 9, 2001.

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