Joan Bauer Quotes

Ellie: "You could lie to me. You could tell me to be encouraged, that good will triumph over evil."
Richard: "Good will triumph over evil."
Ellie: "Liar.

People are so cheap. Everyone wants quality, no one wants to pay for it. Here's the suburban dream- to hire great workers who are such meek morons that they don't have the guts to ask for a living wage.

Huevos up. Swing up to the window, swing back to Al B. Hall, who says, "Bless you," and would I get him a bottle of Satan's Red-Hot Revenge for the eggs?
Sure thing, Pastor.

Revenge of the Giant Grill Man.

Mom has the Touch. She knows what flowers go with what occasions, what hors d'oeuvres work with what people. She believes passionately in the power of food to heal, restore, and stimulate relationships, and she has built a following of loyal customers who really hope she's right. If she's wrong, says Sonia, no one wants to know.

My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have any excuse to be stupid.

When you listen to G. T. Stoop, you understand the importance of being a honorable person, you get charged to fight for the truth, you get angry that so many politicians are playing games with people's trust.

And I suddenly understand what to do when bad things come. You don't hide, you don't look away; you get right up on them, you take the reins and you ride.