Rube Goldberg Contraption

Famous quotes containing the words goldberg and/or contraption:

    “Diplomacy is to do and say
    The nastiest things in the nicest way.”
    —Isaac Goldberg (1887–1938)

    “Men expect too much, do too little,
    Put the contraption before the accomplishment,
    Lack skill of the interior mind
    To fashion dignity with shapes of air.
    Luxury, yes but not elegance!”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)