“Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of we...” — Ambrose Bierce Quote

“Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.”

“Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.”

“Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.”

“There's been times where I've come out of the bullpen thinking I was going to throw a no hitter, and I've lasted two or three innings. So I try not to use my pre-game warm ups as a barometer of how I'm going to pitch.”

“Either you live by the barometer of the music critics, or you live by your own. I choose the latter.”

“We all have a different moral barometer, whether it is something we are okay with or not okay with. Like I find some things a little too sentimental for my taste when I watch television. If it is too nice it is not good for me.”