" To have your work published in a newspaper or magazine is something, but to be paid for it is something else altogether. " - David Alan Bates

" What is a phone if it's not something you can switch off? " - David Alan Bates

" Everybody makes use of everyone, the wise do it for profit but the stupid do it for pride. " - David Alan Bates

" I never hate those who wrong me, for so doing would acknowledge their existence. And they deserve no such honour. " - David Alan Bates

" What can wait till tomorrow can be done the day after. " - David Alan Bates

" Being a good peddler does not make one a good businessman. " - David Alan Bates

" Legality is about using the Law to keep Justice away. " - David Alan Bates

" Hell is where good people choose to go when assholes are convinced that they're going to Heaven. " - David Alan Bates

" When people pay a lot of money for crap, they feel morally compelled to defend their mistake. " - David Alan Bates

" Just because a person has good PR does not mean they have good People Skills. " - David Alan Bates