22 Quotes by John Alexander

One doesn't intentionally to alter the truth, just enhance it and make it more memorable.

Storytellers seldom let facts get in the way of perpetuating a legend, although a few facts add seasoning and make the legend more believable.

A tale spinner's goal is entertainment.

The popular notion that ghosts are likely to be seen in a graveyard is not borne out by psychical research... A haunting ghost usually haunts a place that a person lived in or frequented while alive... Only a gravedigger's ghost would be likely to haunt a graveyard.

Anybody can quit and go home, Zeke. Problem is, once a fellow starts quitting on things it becomes a habit right quick. A real man does what needs to be done. You think about the kind of man your pa was, and then decide what kind of a man you want to be."--U.S. Marshal Henry McNichol speaking to his grandson in WESTERN PURSUIT

I wouldn't. Tuition goes up every year anyway. It's hard enough to keep up with now.

I think the rest of the country is getting a little bit better picture of what it is to be a Vermonter. He's voting his conscience. I just wish the rest of the Congress was like that.

Our investment portfolio continues to contribute positively to the group's result, despite an increase in Foxtel losses,

Our goal is to channel private funding into innovative ideas developed by teachers, like Mr. Harris, who are willing to invest time and energy into their students. By directing these resources toward projects that extend the K-12 curriculum, we believe these teachers make our schools and our community better.