Scuref Quotes & Sayings

A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little peculiar vexation. — Jane Austen

We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium a benefit for mankind. — Marie Curie

I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms. — Ellen DeGeneres

It was easy in the early nineties to make a list of great things that could be done, now that there was such a convenient source of entangled pairs. Anton's claim to fame is that he went and did them. — Anton Zeilinger

Bartender's smile widened. His ugliness was the stuff of legend. In an age of affordable beauty, there was — William Gibson

Pleasure, remember, is among other things the feeling we get from satisfying a need. The more powerful the need, the greater the pleasure. To follow this principle requires, first, accepting that our needs are valid and even beautiful. And not just our needs, but our desires as well, coming as they do from unmet needs. — Charles Eisenstein

I think very few people are gay. I'm a two-percenter myself. — Andrew Sullivan

The strong man lit a cigarette. It looked too frail for his hand. They looked like King Kong and Fay Wray, that hand, that cigarette. There was a movie going on right under his nose and he didn't even know. The guy had about one brain cell and he was doing time in it. — Rupert Thomson

No one can love himself properly unless he knows why he is living. Love is useless when alone, — Fulton J. Sheen

You should step out of the box more often. See what the world has to offer."
"I stepped out of the box the night I broke the statue, and look where that got me."
"Exactly! You had a chance to get to know me as a result. Talk about lucky. Think what could happen if you tried again. — Eileen Cook

All the power of the occult healer lies in his conscious will, and all his art consists in producing faith in the patient. — Eliphas Levi

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion. — Joan Blades

People aren't interested in blueprints; they want to sense the painter's involvement and pleasure in the subject ... Paint a sense of place. — Paul Strisik