Tamura Yui Quotes & Sayings

Groupthink can become a serious issue - old ideas stay around after they're useful, and new ideas too often don't get a fair hearing. — Elizabeth Warren

Life is short, have dessert first. — Joan Smith

Only when we are over, does our real life begin. — Antero Alli

Nothing defined the latter half of England's Victorian age more than the way in which Darwin's claims shook the collective faith of Victorian society. The cataclysmic effect of Darwin's ideas on his society is described by historians as a crisis of faith that turned the once-hopeful period into an "age of anxiety" and an "age of doubt." The years surrounding the publication of Darwin's work are the narrow gate through which the age of belief passed into the age of unbelief, not only for England but for the entire Western world within the shockingly brief period of one generation. — Karen Swallow Prior

Was" or "am"? What is the word for things you were and no longer are but always will be? — Sarah Everett

He looked up at her. Kindness was something he didn't even know he wanted, and here it was. — Marilynne Robinson

I can't imagine ever doing anything else with my life. It's definitely a challenge but when you accomplish something it feels great! — Amanda Stott

Compromise is the oil that makes governments go. — Gerald R. Ford

Academic "units" (that is, departments) are seen as "revenue centers"; the ones that can't pull their weight - much of the liberal arts - are slated for downsizing or outright elimination. Science is king, but not just any science; basic research is suffering, too. The holy grail is technology transfer: scientific investigation, often sponsored directly by corporations, that is capable of being parlayed into profit. — William Deresiewicz

that woman is a fool indeed who, while insulted by accusation, can be worked on by compliments. — Jane Austen

In high fashion, we're always accused of doing things that are not very relevant, not the real world. I know that it's important sometimes to do fantasy, but I felt like touching people and going back to different women and men, especially the idea of different ages and body shapes. — Alber Elbaz