"We love to entertain you"

slogan of a German tv station which they constantly repeat before, during and after commercial

"Bon Appetit!"

"During the presidential primaries, while the news media was on their best behavior to avoid racial stereotypes, it was still O.K. to discuss Hillary Clinton’s 'cankles.'"

New York Times Op-Ed

"You should want the moon. Don't do it. Don't go for a 40 watt bulb just because it looks pretty. You'll get stuck with it when it goes out."

The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardem, reviewed on Fresh Air

"What does a man pillow look like? - Daniel Craig. It's for my lower back...."

Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) defending her pillow purchase on Parks and Recreation

"For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking"

New York Times headline today

"We are friends now. I mean, do I still snoop her red purse, read her texts and log on to her facebook page? Sure. But only as a friend."

character on The New Adventures of Old Christine about his ex-fiancée.

"Det är bara att ta bort ett A..."

"It's only taking away an A..."

headline in today's Vasabladet

"Are you a large child or a small adult?!"

Tracy on 30 Rock

"Still, it's interesting to read, if only for the chance to experience a blind date between J.D. Salinger and Sarah Orne Jewett."

online comment about Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge

seen this weekend in a little village near my hometown

"When in doubt, add 20 more colors."

Kaffe Fassett

"Hallo, ich bin Günther. Und du? - Ich nicht."

aus dem Film Männerherzen

"I didn't come here to make friends."

from every reality tv show ever made, heard most recently from Robin on Top Chef S6E08

"Das ist alles ein Rätsel hier."

die Kollegin aus der IT-Abteilung bei dem Versuch einen PC in unserem Büro zu reparieren

"A noise measurement will be conducted in Restaurant Buffetti’s dining hall situated in the ground floor of the Fabriikki building this coming Sunday. Time for reverberation will be measured in the space helping to assess the possible need for more acoustics. The noise to be measured will be produced with a start pistol used in sporting events.
The noise measurement of Restaurant Buffetti will occur this coming Sunday-afternoon between 3 and 4 p.m. Approximately 25 shots will be fired in the space."

another work email

"Obama, meet me at camera 3."

John Stewart in The Daily Show

"The autumn days are soon getting darker, and we will have to rely on artificial lighting again for some time."

Notification from the [University of Vaasa] Facility Services

"There are two kinds of thinkers, the monists and the pluralists - that's what he called them. Otherwise known as hedgehogs and foxes.

The fox knows lots of things. The hedgehog knows only one thing but he knows it in his bones. I've been thinking. Been thinking about which one Senator Bonwiller is."

from the novel America, America by Ethan Canin

"When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy.' They told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life."

found on FFFFOUND

"What did your mom teach you about gender roles?"

Terry Gross interviewing Michael Chabon on Fresh Air

"Unfortunately I cannot help in this matter."

a work-related email I received

"Ich bin die Uncoolste bei der Arbeit, weil ich nicht mit dem Auto komme."

a friend

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

Coco Chanel

"moving macht den Rücken fit!"

my mum called me today to tell me about these excercises she saw on tv

"'There’ve been several times when I felt like I didn’t really fit in at M.I.T.,' she wrote. 'I nearly fell asleep during a Star Wars marathon. It wasn’t a result of sleep deprivation. I was bored out of my mind.'"

blog post from Cristen Chinea, a senior at M.I.T., as quoted in the New York Times

"Everyone has an accent."

a student quoting David Crystal from a TOTN interview

"Sie sollten einfach künftig nichts mehr auf der Straße unterschreiben!"

die nette Mitarbeiterin bei der Verbraucherzentrale