
“Silly ass. The land would be much more valuable today.”
On being told that George III had given the Crown lands to Parliament in 1761 in return for a fixed allowance. As quoted in Andrew Duncan, The Reality of Monarchy, p. 181
Source: Spin (2005), p. 204
“Silly ass. The land would be much more valuable today.”
On being told that George III had given the Crown lands to Parliament in 1761 in return for a fixed allowance. As quoted in Andrew Duncan, The Reality of Monarchy, p. 181
“Evolution is more grounded in my experience than angels.”
Interview by David Remnick at the American Magazine Conference (23 October 2006) http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/barack_obama_i_inhaled_that_was_the_point_46068.asp
2006
“Language steps in where the angels of experience fear to tread.”
Source: Philosophy At The Limit (1990), Chapter 1, The Faces of Silence, p. 5
“maybe you were visited by… an angel,” Carl said. ““An angel dressed as a biker?”
Tommy asked.
Source: Waking Hours: Book 1 in East Salem Trilogy with Pete Nelson (Thomas Nelson), p. 62
“Cracker-ass? Are you calling me cracker-ass, nigga?!”
Laugh Factory incident (2006)
“By outward show let's not be cheated;
An ass should like an ass be treated.”
XI, "The Packhorse and Carrier"
Fables (1727), Fables, Part the Second (1738)
“Music is well said to be the speech of angels.”
The Opera (1852).
1820s, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855)
“Suppose an ass had kicked me, would you have had me bring an action against him?”
Diogenes Laertius