QUORUM, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it. In the U.S. Senate a quorum consists of the chairman of the Committee on Finance and a messenger from the White House.
actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly. - Ambrose Bierce
actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly.
- Ambrose Bierce
What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it. - Ambrose Bierce
What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was… - Ambrose Bierce
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was…
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. - Ambrose Bierce
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed. - Ambrose Bierce
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know. - Ambrose Bierce
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.
Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. - Ambrose Bierce
Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
A revolution is a violent change of mismanagement. - Ambrose Bierce
A revolution is a violent change of mismanagement.
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook. - Ambrose Bierce
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook.
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