27 Quotes by David Bowles

Quick as birds to catch the bugs.

Who could truly set His shield to rest?His throne? His mighty spear?Think on that. Remember it well, O princes.Who could lay waste to Tenochtitlan?Who dares assail the foundation of heaven?

This fifth and final sun will die,Like every sun before—But for a moment we laughed in its light,Like wind-blown petalsSparkling near an exile’s campfireBefore the flames take them.

In the place of the bells, where battle is waged,The reeds all lie broken in Chalco today.Dust yellows the air, our houses are smoking,The sobbing is rising—from the lips of your Chalcans!

The popularity in keeping and breeding birds is rising rapidly in the UK and we are one of the main players in the bird trade in Europe,

Given the fact that Maine has raised its minimum wage each year for the last five years, that our minimum wage is currently $1.35 above the federal minimum wage and that Maine experienced a net loss of 600 jobs in 2005, one would wonder how it could possibly be true that raising the minimum wage again is going to improve our economy.

We think action needs to be taken now to address these high gasoline and fuel costs,

The fact of the matter is we're going to sit down with the speaker and negotiate a more equitable arrangement, and I think the speaker will be amenable to some accommodation.

We think that it goes a long ways toward bringing a greater element of fairness into the committee process.