Anarchy and Old Dogs Quotes

“I’m left doing all the unskilled labor myself, which is exactly when you realize there’s nothing unskilled about labor.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“Concentrate on the small things and do them well.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“All right, here comes the philosophy. You can leave if you like but I suggest you stick it out. You don’t measure your own success against the size or volume of the effect you’re having. You gauge it from the difference you make to the subject you’re working on. Is leading an army that wins a war really that much more satisfying than teaching a four-year-old to ride a bicycle? At our age,” she said, “you go for the small things and you do them as well as you can.” In the back of the pony trap, squashed beside his two large boxes, Siri still felt Daeng’s lip prints on his cheek and heard her whisper, “Go for the small things and do them well.” It would be his new mantra. Forget the planet, save the garden.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“Siri. I’m not trying to sound condescending here, but, despite what you believe, you aren’t Bruce Lee. You’re just an old fellow with a lung full of river water.”
“I’m glad you steered clear of condescension. I might have been insulted if you hadn’t.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“Concentrate on the small things and do them well. -Dr Siri Paiboun”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“Human beings mistakenly believed alcohol was a disguise that stopped real life from recognizing them. In fact, it was just a temporary hiding hole...”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“Yes, Siri. A dedicated socialist plunges headfirst into the troubled waters without testing the depth.” “Isn’t he likely to bump his head on the bottom?” Siri asked.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy And Old Dogs

“You don’t measure your own success against the size or volume of the effect you’re having. You gauge it from the difference you make to the subject you’re working on. Is leading an army that wins a war really that much more satisfying than teaching a four-year-old to ride a bicycle? At our age,” she said, “you go for the small things and you do them as well as you can.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy And Old Dogs

“The government was starting to look like a depressingly unloved relative who'd come to visit for the weekend and stayed for two years.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy and Old Dogs

“At our age,” she said, “you go for the small things and you do them as well as you can.”
― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy And Old Dogs

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― Colin Cotterill, Anarchy And Old Dogs