(30 quotes found)
“Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at the top.”
D. A. Benton
“ALTAR, n. The place whereupon the priest formerly raveled out the small intestine of the sacrificial victim for purposes of divination and cooked its flesh for the gods. The word is now seldom used, except with reference to the sacrifice of their liberty and peace by a male and a female tool.They stood before the altar and supplied The fire themselves in which their fat was fried. In vain the sacrifice! --no god will claim An offering burnt with an unholy flame. --M.P. Nopput”
Ambrose Bierce
“They want you to bring out your intestines.”
Marlene Dietrich
“Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?”
William S. Burroughs
“As if you cut open a rag doll with a sill name, and found inside:Real intestines, real lungs, a beating heart and blood. A lot of hot, sticky blood.”
Chuck Palahniuk
“If you drink it straight down, you can feel it going into each individual intestine.”
Richard Burton
“The diseased portion of the intestine was successfully removed. It is anticipated that President Hinckley will recover rapidly and resume his normal duties.”
Dale Bills
“His intestinal function has not returned to normal and we're taking the appropriate steps to make sure that it does.”
Dr. Wiji Ratnathicam
“The danger is it's so much like an intestinal flu. The kidneys start to shut down before you know it.”
Charles Carter
