Vid Quotes

The sound rule in busi­ness is that you may give money freely when you have a sur­plus, but your name never-nei­ther as en­dorser nor as mem­ber of a cor­po­ra­tion with in­di­vid­ual li­a­bil­ity. (Andrew Carnegie)
ALL PRECEDENTS ARE UNDER THE CONTROUL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW ... No Acts of Parliament can establish such a writ [writ of assistance enabling British search of homes for no reason]: ... it would be void, "AN ACT AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION IS VOID." Vid. Viner. But ... special writs may be granted on oath and probable suspicion. View quote
James Otis
Other than that, how was Kiril Island, Ensign Vorkosigan?” inquired the Count. "You didn't vid home much, your mother noticed.” "I was busy. Lessee. The climate was ferocious, the terrain was lethal, a third of the population including my immediate superior was dead drunk most of the time. The average IQ equalled the mean temperature in degrees cee, there wasn't a woman for five hundred kilometers in any direction, and the base commander was a homicidal psychotic. Other than that, it was lovely. View quote
Lois McMaster Bujold