Subnuclear Vacuoles Quotes & Sayings

Academic disciplines are subject to being overtaken by attacks of "knowingness"- a state of mind and soul that prevents shudders of awe and makes one immune to enthusiasm. — Richard Rorty

Well, Edwin?" Jane asked anxiously. "Would he hurt her?"
Blakeborough squeezed Jane's shoulder, then left his hand resting there. That seemed remarkably intimate for a man who supposedly had only a platonic-sounding "arrangement" with her.
Dom tamped down his urge to go knock the earl's hand from here into the next county. — Sabrina Jeffries

The only difference between death and love, one supposedly lasts forever, the other makes you think of classical music. — Mark Cirino

There is no passion that steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than pride. — Joseph Addison

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world. — Carl Levin

Part of the fruit of the Spirit is self-control. Once you get married, however, a good defense is frequency and freedom. — Mark Driscoll

Certainly in order to understand the natural world one needs clarity, logic, and the capacity for theory building. But that understanding tends to improve because and to the extent that it is provisional, hypothetical, when it looks for disconfirmation in the particular rather than final proof as a universal. — Talal Asad

Consider that the simplest social interactions between two people requires performing an astonishing array of tasks: interpreting what the other person is saying; reading body language and facial expressions; smoothly taking turns talking and listening; responding to what the other person said; assessing whether you're being understood; determining whether you're well received, and, if not, figuring out how to improve or remove yourself from the situation. Think of what it takes to juggle all this at once! And that's just a one-to-one conversation. Now imagine the multitasking required in a group setting like a dinner party.
(p237) — Susan Cain

As for the rest of them, God help us. Trump's continued success puts the onus on the field to try to out-crazy the frontrunner. — Matt Taibbi

And I didn't stop hating my name until many years later, when I realized that it wasn't a name to be ashamed of, but one to live up to. — Reyna Grande