Marianta Pieridi Quotes & Sayings

A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child, despite the relatively greater difficulty of the operation than vasectomy, might be easier to implement than trying to sterilize men. — John Holdren

The Elf and the Dormouse UNDER a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter-maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two. Holding it over him, gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse-"Good gracious me!" "Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented. -And that's how umbrellas first were invented. — Oliver Herford

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman ... — Catherine The Great

Happiness, honor, and great estate,
For those who patiently work and wait. — John Townsend Trowbridge

If your husband is cheating on you with a carhop, get Meryl Streep to play you. You'll feel much better. — Nora Ephron

He's trying to control me, and he wants to use his religion to do that. Religion isn't just a power word- the word is power itself. — Scott Sigler

Being some country lad from the banks of the River Boyne, I never wanted to be wealthy. I was driven by artistic intention. — Pierce Brosnan