Queneau Oulipo Quotes & Sayings

Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with. — Jane Campion

When you release endorphins, you just feel good. — Jesse Metcalfe

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. — Plato

Science doesn't purvey absolute truth. Science is a mechanism ... for testing your thoughts against the universe. — Isaac Asimov

Suppression of expression conceals the real problems confronting a society and diverts public attention from the critical issues. It is likely to result in neglect of the grievances which are the actual basis of the unrest, and thus prevent their correction. — Thomas I. Emerson

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy. — Quentin Crisp

No one ever suddenly became depraved. — Juvenal

I was such a nerd, a complete geek, but then I was lucky enough to have a fancy career, where I can be like 'See, I'm not a nerd. Look, I'm in 'Vogue.' — Brooke Shields

I think the truth is that we are in love with the fantasy of being that one person who could inspire, arouse, or affect someone who is so untouchable to the rest of the world. It makes us feel special; like we're the diamond in the rough, the one in a million, the one that everyone else couldn't be, and do what everyone else couldn't do. Imagine being that significant to someone? To never have to doubt that he loves you, or needs you, or more importantly, wants you more than any other. — Christine Zolendz

The hardest role to play is the one where you play yourself and allow yourself to remove the mask and be yourself. — Vadim Zeland

In my own country I am in a far off land.
I am strong but have no power.
I win all yet remain a loser.
At break of day I say goodnight.
When I lie down I have great fear of falling. — Francois Villon

Shakespeare is like mashed potatoes, you can never get enough of him. — Frank McCourt