Quotes About Mischief

Romance of Reynard the Fox

Gallatin had warned Jefferson that " government prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals as if he could do it better than themselves.

Money itself isn't the problem. Money itself isn't bad or good. Money itself doesn't have power or not have power. It is our interpretation of money, our interaction with it, where the real mischief is and where we find the real opportunity for self-discovery and personal transformation.

Life and love with the worlds worst dog

That night I lie in bed beside Achilles. His face is innocent, sleep-smoothed and sweetly boyish. I love to see it. This is his truest self, earnest and guileless, full of mischief but without malice. He is lost in Agamemnon and Odysseus' wily double meanings, their lies and games of power. They have confounded him, tied him to a stake and baited him. I stroke the soft skin of his forehead. I would untie him if I could. If he would let me.

And she wished him to be a god. She had spoken it so simply, as if it were obvious. A god. I could not imagine him so. Gods were cold and distant, far off as the moon, nothing like his bright eyes, the warm mischief of his smiles.

And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Th' invention all admir'd, and each, how hee   To be th' inventer miss'd, so easie it seemd   Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought   Impossible: yet haply of thy Race   In future dayes, if Malice should abound,   Some one intent on mischief, or inspir'd   With dev'lish machination might devise   Like instrument to plague the Sons of men   For sin, on warr and mutual slaughter bent.

You was always too busy pullen' little girls' pigtails when I give you the Holy Sperit.

Swedes up in Dakota—know what they do sometimes? Put pepper on the floor. Gits up the ladies' skirts an' makes 'em purty lively—lively as a filly in season. Swedes do that sometimes." In

A leprechaun did not just kill off my car in a hailstorm.

Remember when being a villain was all about wild nights and brawls in the street?

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

Life is too short not to do a little practical joking.

but I must say there's nothing amuses me like a little devilry now and then. Life would be dreadfully monotonous without it.

The crazy part of my mind is like a mischievous pet I have to keep watch over or it might behave badly while I'm not paying attention.

nothing on Krynn is more dangerous than a bored kender.

We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press...It is a precious pest, and a necessary mischief, and there would be no liberty without it.

Sneaking out the back door to hand out with those hoodlum friends of mine.

When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun.'

A good friend never lets you do stupid things alone but a best friend never does any stupid thing alone.

As a joke, I would love to stand in line at ATM machines, and when people put in their PIN, I yell Got it! and then run away.

Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live.

I was dealing with humans. What could go wrong?