Geometries Define Quotes & Sayings

Sham ultrasound is beneficial for dental pain, placebo operations have been shown to be beneficial in knee pain (the surgeon just makes fake keyhole surgery holes in the side and mucks about for a bit as if he's doing something useful), and placebo operations have even been shown to improve angina. That's — Ben Goldacre

When boys talked, it sounded like feral dogs barking. They fiended for attention, were always aggressive, and made me wish I could put them down. — Gabby Rivera

Early rising not only gives us more life in the same number of years, but adds, likewise, to their number; and not only enables us to enjoy more of existence in the same time, but increases also the measure. — Charles Caleb Colton

I think people like to see the lives of artists that are legends. They always go through the dark periods and I think just as humans we like to see that and them coming out of it. I love those kinds of movies. — Kristen Wiig

Oh God, we've become the dudes we used to make fun of, haven't we? — Katie Ashley

The testosterone in here is so thick I can taste it - and it tastes like shit. — Nicole Jacquelyn

The supreme test of service is this: For whom am I doing this? Much that we call service to Christ is not such at all ... If we are doing this for Christ, we shall not care for human reward or even recognition. — Arthur Tappan Pierson

The purpose of the book is to break the silence and stigma surrounding sexual abuse and to educate the public on how they can be greater advocates for victims. As a people, a nation and a society, we all have a part to play in curbing this issue. — Michelle Alexander

The market for nonsense is infinite. — James Randi

The only natural human beings seem to be those who are making trouble. — Ellen Glasgow

I am willing to amuse you, if I can, sir - quite willing; but I cannot introduce a topic, because how do I know what will interest you? Ask me questions, and I will do my best to answer them. — Charlotte Bronte

If you were in Spain or Brazil, most of the population there is interacting with WhatsApp multiple times a day. — Jim Goetz

I don't think that left to its own devices, capitalism moves along smoothly and everyone gets treated fairly in the process. Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child. — Tavis Smiley

You don't ever want to devalue music. Music is important; it's necessary product. I always try to make sure that there's a value - that people appreciate music and realize that there's a value to it. — Robert Coppola Schwartzman

...I used to think if you read enough books you'd automatically know how to do everything the right way. But reading and doing are not the same at all. — Judy Blume