Dermansky V Quotes & Sayings

The malicious humor of men, though perverse and refractory, is not so savage and invincible but it may be wrought upon by kindness, and altered by repeated obligations. — Plutarch

I do not perceive even one other thing, O monks, that when undeveloped and uncultivated entails such great suffering as the mind. The mind when undeveloped and uncultivated entails great suffering. — Gautama Buddha

Boring' can be a lot of fun. Especially if it's on your own terms. — Hugh MacLeod

I was brand-new in San Francisco, right out of college, and I thought it was thrilling, a guy buying me a drink. I didn't think, how tacky, this creep is buying me a drink. I thought, how amazing, I put on lipstick and a short skirt and look what can happen. — Marcy Dermansky

And that is one of the problems of your generation. All sex. No romance. No love. — Marcy Dermansky

Icon Books has a fine series called "Revolutions in Science." These works are succinct, highly readable, and authoritative. The series includes John Henry's Moving Heaven and Earth: Copernicus and the Solar System (Duxford, Cambridge: Icon Books, 2001). Henry's book can be read in an afternoon, and, while not as detailed as Kuhn's classic, it tells the story with verve and lucidity. — Howard Margolis

The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. — Mark Twain

Another principle demons use in spiritual warfare: multiple attacks, from many directions at once, or with many different weapons at once. — Peter Kreeft

our outside loo, known as the Betty, was a good loo; whitewashed and compact with a flashlight hanging behind the door. I smuggled books in there to read them in secret, claiming constipation. — Jeanette Winterson

I look upon myself as a politician. That isn't a dirty word. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Judy shook her head when she saw me the next day, dressed in the same clothes I had worn to work the day before. "We used to call that the walk of shame," she said. — Marcy Dermansky

It had initially been thought that the zombie virus was an offshoot of Ebola. Many zombie-virus symptoms mimicked the terrible, hemorrhagic fever. — Andrew Cormier

Love's super-sneaky like that. — Jess Rothenberg

Sharing interests and faith isn't the most important thing to me, Beth. But, a sharing of souls, like you and I do? That's something I've never had before and I'll do everything in my ability to strengthen that bond. — Peggy Martinez

Motivation + preparation and training has given me the ability to hit my flow easily and efficiently. It's real, tangible, and available to you, too. — Monica Leonelle

While I was not entirely satisfied with the circumstances of my existence, I felt like the possibility of improvement still existed. That I could make happiness happen. — Marcy Dermansky