“Luxury, that baneful poison, has unstrung and enfeebled her sons.”
Abigail Adams (1744–1818) 2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
Letter to John Adams (13 February 1779)
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
“Luxury, that baneful poison, has unstrung and enfeebled her sons.”
Abigail Adams (1744–1818) 2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
Letter to John Adams (13 February 1779)
“Magnus had a list of favored traits in a partner-black hair, blue eyes, honest…”
Cassandra Clare (1973) American author
Source: What Really Happened in Peru
Bill Engvall (1957) American comedian and actor
Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography (2002)
Here's Your Sign, "Here's <i>MY</i> Sign..."
“After my son get married, finally I can focus on improving the economy of Taiwan”
Chen Shui-bian (1950) Taiwanese politician
During the engagement party of his son, June 11, 2005
Pet Phrases, 2005
Kenneth Marende (1956) Kenyan politician
At a parliamentary proceeding in 2006. <br class="br"> Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 30 May 2006 http://books.google.co.ke/books?id=QFo7l7JfnXwC&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=Kenyans+can+still+have+sex+with+their+partners+even+when+they+are+asleep+so+long+as+they+are+married&source=bl&ots=H2kaZr_H_c&sig=03parKUXdkYQBOKYqnUmE2VaeIk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aN4XUOD8NpOYhQfQ1YHQBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Kenyans%20can%20still%20have%20sex%20with%20their%20partners%20even%20when%20they%20are%20asleep%20so%20long%20as%20they%20are%20married&f=false
AnnMaria De Mars (1958) American judoka
Quoted in "Rousey Is 1st U.S. Woman to Earn A Medal in Judo", in The Washington Post (14 August 2008) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/13/AR2008081303517.html