Cormick Desk Quotes & Sayings

I don't really need to be inspired by literature though. At the end of the day it's colour and imagery moved around until it works. — Danny Fox

[ ... ] thinkers are not a welcome addition to most social situations. — Terence McKenna

The biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I started to make the money back, I vowed that it would never happen again. I bought things only when I could afford them. There was no big mortgage, no cars on hire purchase. I remember buying a TR6 sports car for £6,000, and funnily enough it gave me more pleasure than the Porsche ever had. — Simon Cowell

Yeah, I am a guy working on physics outside of academia. But I'm nowhere near Einstein's caliber. — Antony Garrett Lisi

He felt old at eleven. Amy — Gordon Korman

Even today, more than eighty years after Oort's bold guess, we still don't have a clue what this dark matter is made of. We know it exists. We know where it is. We have maps of its presence within and around galaxies throughout the universe. We even have stringent constraints on what it is not, but we have no clue what it is. And yes, its presence is overwhelming: for every one kilogram of ordinary matter made out of neutrons and protons and electrons, there are five kilograms of dark matter, made out of who-knows-what. — Christophe Galfard

Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills - like intelligence and physical prowess - because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day." He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. "Dinner equals survival, team. — Becca Fitzpatrick

It's about Will. About Will, and me."
"He loves you," Jem said. "I know he loves you. We spoke of it before he left here." Though the coldness had not returned to his voice, he sounded suddenly almost unnaturally calm.
Tessa was shocked. "I didn't know you had ever talked of it with each other. Will did not say."
"Nor did you ever tell me of his feelings, though you knew for months. We all have our secrets that we keep because we do not want to hurt the people who love us." There was a sort of warning in his voice, or was she imagining it? — Cassandra Clare

I'm slim for professional reasons, and I work at it. I really want to continue working. There aren't that many models who are still doing it at 60. — Marie Helvin

Even where the land was more receptive, settlers soon learned to take some precautions before planting their vegetables. Maize and pumpkin seeds were soaked in water for several days and then blackened with tar before planting - the most effective way to deter rats, mice and birds. — Bee Dawson

Your face makes a leper's backside look handsome. — Eva Madden

I know what I want for a souvenir," he said.
"Yeah?"
He took her wrist and brushed a thumb over the delicate skin there. "Let's get matching tattoos, so we never, ever, forget this day."
Her lips parted in a gasp of delight. "That's a great idea!"
"Really? So you'll come with me?"
"Of course I will," she said. "Let's hurry before we change our minds. — Melissa Landers