Kay Thompson Quotes
And charge it please.
Thompson, Kay. Eloise. Simon & Schuster, 1955.
This extreme position illustrates how a politician, trying to defend a particular position can get carried away and lose rational sense of balance. The air we breath is free and quite valuable—essential really. The exercise of most of our political rights is without charge. Legitimate religions do not require payment.
Alluding to the high cost of the NASA space program and playing off the "free lunch" phrase that is used so often.
Prince de Benévant. The king, notoriously tight with money, had come up with the idea of not paying any of the French Deputies, and minsters of state. The honor of being appointed and serving would be sufficient. The Prime Minister persuaded the king that the cost would be too high. Where government officials are ill paid, they tend to use their power corruptly to extract money from the public or those they are supposed to regulate. This is a major problem in underdeveloped countries and even in some local and state governments here in America.
Kay Thompson was an American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer, actress, and choreographer. She is best known as the creator of the Eloise children's books and for her role in the movie Funny Face.
