He wrapped himself in quotations – as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.
Rudyard Kipling
Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.
Blanche Lincoln
American politician
Of course, why not
Voters understand
What the stages
Of electoral process are
Just gotta have faith and pray
It’s worked out sooo well so far
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer
In other words:
I’m big enough
to tolerate
The unrealistic
Bullshit shade
You keep throwing my way
Much love and respect for Winnie C
I believe if I should die, and you were to walk near my grave, from the very depths of the earth I would hear your footsteps.
Benito Perez Galdos
Spanish novelist
Zappai: simplified translation
what I mean to say:
could you please shut the fuck up
I’m trying to sleep
The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you.
Grenville Kleiser
Canadian writer
Not surprised
this came from a Canadian.
But I am surprised
it’s not written in their Constitution
On their flag, money,
and tattooed on their bodies.*
*It probably is.
Any fool can have bad luck the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.
Frank Wedekind
German playwright
…said the first man to slip on a banana.
(For some reason my autocorrect changed banana to baby. Read into that what you will.)
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This will be the last week with three posts. As of next week, The Twisting Tail will be posting solely on Wednesdays.
Love your interpretations of these quotes
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Thank you ☺️
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You’re welcome
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Excellent.You always add so much to the meaning of a good quote.
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I certainly try.
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Exploiting bad luck. That is a wonderful concept to ponder.
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If bad luck is all you’ve got, why not.
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Some great interpretations here, Mouse! 🙂
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Thank you very much ☺️
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These quotes seem to be stirring your creative juices nicely! I’m a touch sad that you will be posting only once a week – but quality over quantity is a good thing!
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Thanks. I’m not sure about quality but I didn’t want to throw in the towel completely.
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Good comical comebacks.
Art
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Let’s hope they don’t comeback again
mouse
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Very clever!!!
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Thank you ☺️
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🇨🇦 God Bless Canada 🇨🇦
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Gotta love them, I even married one 🇨🇦
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Lucky!
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I think so.
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