Quips& Quotes

“DoC confirms a right whale in Wellington Harbour is not the same one that came last month. That is to say, it is an alt-right whale.” – journalist Kim Baker Wilson

“We have undermined the value of our own data so much by giving it away that we’re like those who once unwittingly sold entire countries to the European Imperialists in exchange for beads and trinkets.” – Michael Chertoff on the BBC’s HardTalk

“According to a new poll, a majority of Republicans believe the news media is the ‘enemy of the people’. Which is … we all know the enemy of the people is gluten.” – US comedian Jimmy Kimmel

“Find what you love and let it kill you.” – Charles Bukowski, quoted in the Daily Telegraph

“I didn’t say you were wrong. I said I’m going to blame you.” – quoted in the Guardian

“Hey, Donald Trump, if you think Google is bad, wait until you see the history books.” – artist Josh Hara

“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.” – WC Fields

“We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.” – Uruguayan journalist Eduardo Galeano

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“She wasn’t just beautiful. She was like the sun coming up: giggling.” – author Clive James