One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.
GENE WEINGARTENOne of my favorite footnotes in the hypochondria book [The Hypochondriac’s Guide to Life. And Death.] was about the death of one of the King Charleses. He was essentially bled and vomited to death by his doctors. They also drilled holes in his head.
More Gene Weingarten Quotes
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Donald Trump is an awful loser.
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Trump cannot change because in his mind, he has ALWAYS been rewarded for his boorish, stupid, arrogant behavior.
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it’s hard. If you think it’s not hard, you’re not doing it right.
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Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.
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I think I might prefer women without makeup. Though I don’t really know, because I am not good at identifying makeup.
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Politics is how you think about life itself.
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When Trump says fake news, he means journalism that makes points with which he disagrees, usually about him.
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I don’t see a point in advertising my marital status when men don’t. Completely ridiculous.
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The odd thing is that Trump’s hand movements don’t seem to coordinate with the topic at hand. Most pols manage to make their hand movements correspond with the message, so a slash will accompany emphasis, etc.
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The verb “Garland” should be created. It would mean to unfairly put a stinking albatross around someone’s neck, to make him unemployable.
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Donald Trump is a boor, and cannot stop being a boor.
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Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.
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You know, I am not a particular Kennedy apologist or an awed fan – I was 12 when he was murdered – but I have discussed Kennedy with historians. For his incredibly short tenure, he was a very important president.
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I don’t think there is prejudice against atheists the same way there is prejudice against fat people. I don’t think people hate or contemn atheists; I think people feel sorry for atheists.
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I think there are a good many Donald Trump voters who are sick of government as it is practiced in America and genuinely want to blow up the system and see what happens. They are stupid – or at least unwise – but not necessarily racist.
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