Cookman Email Quotes & Sayings

The worst that can be said about pornography is that it leads not to anti-social acts but to the reading of more pornography — Gore Vidal

A well-informed mind,' he would say, 'is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness. Store it with ideas, teach it the pleasure of thinking; and the temptations of the world without, will be counteracted by the gratifications derived from the world within. Thought, and cultivation, are necessary — Ann Radcliffe

If one has an aspiration to become a well-cited researcher, s/he must
constantly strive to give the best efforts in a long-term period. — Eraldo Banovac

Two at a time, Vera ate her peanut M&Ms. Except for the red ones. These, she alleged, were made from the guts of dead bugs. She put the red ones in a pile next to the salt shaker. "I'm not here to judge you, you know that. I love you no matter what happens. I just want to make sure you're making the right decision." Vera accidentally put a red candy in her mouth. She didn't notice and I didn't know whether to tell her. — Tiffanie DeBartolo

I'm still pretty sick about what I've lost, but I only admit it to myself late at night, which is probably why I'm not the best sleeper. — Nick Hornby

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. — Patrick Rothfuss

Death is the guest you didn't invite: arriving when you least expect it, least need it and when you least want it. — Jodi Picoult

Instead of looking at individual buildings, it makes more metaphorical sense to think of New York as one enormous chunk of masonry that has been cut up and carved away. It says, 'This is the ultimate polis, through which humans move like nematodes.' — Will Self

Mediocre design provably wastes the world's resources, corrupts the environment, affects international competitiveness. Design is important. — Fred Brooks

I think a lot of romanticizing has gone on with the women's movement. — Doris Lessing