Ben Dirs Quotes & Sayings

In effort Happiness idleness life pleasure superstition support trouble work The superstition that all our hours of work are a minus quantity in the happiness of life, and all the hours of idleness are plus ones, is a most ludicrous and pernicious doctrine, and its greatest support comes from our not taking sufficient trouble, not making a real effort, to make work as near pleasure as it can be. — Arthur Balfour

The numbers matter: underreporting of Lyme disease obscures the true burden of the illnesses, on individuals as well as on health-care systems. It also makes it harder to convince Congress to fund research. — Michael Specter

We women are doing pretty well. We're almost back to where we were in the twenties. (1976 — Margaret Mead

Up here [in space], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been dumping on you all your life ... they're all down there. Up here it's a new start. You can be yourself and do your own thing ... and nobody can tell you different. — Ben Bova

There are so many things to talk about between black people, Hispanic people, white people, gay people, men, women, it's all based on fear. We all have fears, this thing that stops us from embracing as we are one. We are never going to be one. People are messed up, but humor lets us see how ignorant we can be. — Marlon Wayans

Funny how worried you are that Dani's not a Buchanan when you're not one yourself. If I remember my history correctly, you married into this family. You were a poor nobody. What? A hotel chambermaid?" Gloria stiffened. Penny allowed herself a slight smile. "Oh, yeah. I did my research on you years ago. I know all about your affair with Ian Buchanan and how when that ended, you married his son. Tell me, Gloria. Were you still banging Daddy when you walked down the aisle with the son?" "You slut," Gloria hissed. "You should know." "I'll destroy you." "You can try. I'm up to the fight. But before you waste your effort on that, let me share one thing with you. — Susan Mallery

And after ten years of waiting, it was Victor's turn, to get into Eli's head and do some ruining. — V.E Schwab

Like the man said, a little hope never hurt anybody — Stephen King

Men often do things for women that they don't want to do, so that women will do things for men that they don't want to do. — Tim Allen

They would be remembered for a moment then would be forgotten as if they had never walked the earth. — Ed Wood

Our campaign is powered by college students who are not about to let the first genocide of the 21st century happen on their watch. — Ross Martin

How do you stop yourself from loving someone even when you know they're incapable of loving you back? — Pippa DaCosta

When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the bass player. — Donald Dunn