Merecat Quotes & Sayings

Beyond the borders of wealthy countries like the United States, in developing countries where most people in the world live, the impacts of climate change are much more deadly, from the growing desertification of Africa to the threats of rising sea levels and the submersion of small island nations. — Amy Goodman

My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being a doctor and being a writer is the great privilege of having an intimate view of one's fellow humans, the privilege of being there and helping other people at their most vulnerable moments. — Abraham Verghese

Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the use of the red light cameras incorrectly assuming they were being used for surveillance at local brothels. — Dennis Miller

My cultural experiences were as important to my formation as many of the other things that happened to me. — Edward Hirsch

If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion. It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another - but which one? Differences are crucial. — Robert A. Heinlein

Marriage is a garden that I'm constantly growing in. — Stacey King

Knowing a person isn't like knowing a string of facts. It's more like...a feeling. — Madeleine Wickham

Two can live as cheaply as one - if they both have good jobs. — Laurence J. Peter

Sometimes the names were humiliating, deliberately so. Somebody would pick out your flaw. If you were little, they would call you Shorty. And if you were angry, they would call you the Devil. — Toni Morrison

We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God. — Saint John Chrysostom