#wit

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#barbarism #between #civilization #country #decadence

الشعب المصري يبالغ في الأدب مع ظلامه، لم أقرأ عن ثورة بهذا القدر من السلمية في تواريخ الأمم ↗

— تميم البرغوثي

#twitter

I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained less melanin. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#twitter

Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else. ↗

— Glenn Greenwald

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Forgot to live-tweet the election last night, so I'm post-tweeting today. I'll start as soon as my fingers unclench from their rage fists. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

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One upside of the heat. Kind of cool to see a cat pant. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

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My guest Newt Gingrich shut down the government during the Clinton administration. I'll ask him when it's gonna start working again. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

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American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. ↗

— Henry Adams

#american society #anything #flat #into #pond

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#bashfulness #mere #merit #without

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. ↗

— Shmuel Y. Agnon

#blessed #blessing #enjoy #memory #must