Anson Dorrance 12 Quotes & Sayings

I've sequenced the questions for maximum speed of elimination,' I explained. 'I believe I can eliminate most women in less than forty seconds. Then you can choose the topic of discussion for the remaining time.'
'But then it won't matter,' said Frances. 'I'll have been eliminated.'
'Only as a potential partner. We may still be able to have an interesting discussion.'
'But I'll have been eliminated.'
I nodded. 'Do you smoke?'
'Occasionally,' she said.
I put the questionnaire away. 'Excellent.' I was pleased that my question sequencing was working so well. We could have wasted time talking about ice-cream flavours and make-up only to find that she smoked. Needless to say, smoking was not negotiable. 'No more questions. What would you like to discuss? — Graeme Simsion

Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue. — Robert Wright

I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. But many others were also in the same place. The difference was that I took action. — Bill Gates

With no power to annul the elemental evil in him, though readily enough he could hide it; apprehending the good, but powerless to be it; a nature like Claggart's, surcharged with energy as such natures almost invariably are, what recourse is left to it but to recoil upon itself and, like the scorpion for which the Creator alone is responsible, act out to the end the part allotted it. — Herman Melville

Make your vacation your vocation. — Mark Twain

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too. — Lucien Bourjeily

Love is a discovery, God is an invention. — Thiruman Archunan

Now I can go back to being ruthless again. — Robert Kennedy

Three words for a writer: Make me care. — Buffy Andrews

If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you'll have a wonderful time doing it. — Eleanor Roosevelt

smiled. "No, I mean she was in my dream - where she'll always be. — Susan Griner