Another sacrifice, said Stephan Guenther, 46, a flight instructor and software developer in Cologne, Germany, and a Mars One semifinalist, would be the sound of silence. “There will always be some sound in the background, because the life support systems have to run,” he said.
— Natalie Angier, “A One-Way Trip to Mars? Many Would Sign Up,” The New York Times
Sir.
House of Cards
Oh god bless ‘em. He’s eating his pajamas!
— GHB
Dear Mr. Paepcke: How very kind of you to refuse to accept my resignation.
— Philip Johnson, May 12, 1959
When I spoke to Mr. Schniewind Saturday about inviting Giedion to write an introduction he was really disturbed. Schniewind said he would be very frank. Much to my surprise he said Giedion is a “phony”.
— Egbert Jacobson, March 12, 1945
I could get you a stool.
— Librarian
Does it already have postage?
— USPS guy
If life is money, how much money is your life?
— Bully in the Hallway, “Life Is Money”
That’s a nice bird, man!
— Mike Shiner, Birdman
I can’t wait to be home and put some Vaseline on my thumbs.
— Woman behind me on the plane
Oh well.
— Bobbi, Wild
He humorously observed that if a manufacturer of corrugated boxes needed design to improve business, then every business needed design.
— Hunter Middleton and Alexander Ebin, Impressions from the Design Conference held at Aspen, Colorado, June 28 through July 1, 1951
Can you imagine living in those countries?
— Woman on North Mill Street after American Sniper
Rock by rock.
— Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Selma
I like to think I did.
— Augustus Elijah Underwood, House of Cards
I’m hoping they have a baked potato! Please!
— Emily
I had to get out of there kinda fast. I left like seven whole boxes of Michael Jordan sneakers and my car… I don’t sleep. I’m not like a normal person… Better to be honest with people, even if it’s not what they want to hear… I got a great tie collection… Even if you’re not working your dream job, it’s important to try to be as good as you can… The key is to be honest… You don’t have to be an asshole to get things done… I kept a diary from 1982 to 2008.
— Kevin, AAA Taxi
Out to Michigan up to Maine.
— Martin Sexton, “Diner”
The sunshine in.
— The 5th Dimension, “Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In”
You are on tonight.
— Pam