Titmuss 1974 Quotes & Sayings

When the prevailing fantasy is that we can be ageless, the geriatrician's uncomfortable demand is that we accept we are not. — Atul Gawande

An image of Luc's face flashed on my screen, his finger waggling. "Time to go outside!" it said. "Time to go outside!" I tried to silence it, reduce the volume, and turn off the phone, but to no avail. Luc had definitely created a reminder for our outdoor guarding duties - and there was no way to turn it off. I grimaced at the phone and showed it to Ethan. "We have a monster on our hands. — Chloe Neill

Many desire to kill me, and many wish to spend an hour chatting with me. The law protects me from the former. — Karl Kraus

When implemented, the Complete Lives system produces a priority curve on which individuals aged between roughly 15 and 40 years get the most substantial chance, whereas the youngest and oldest people get chances that are attenuated ... The Complete Lives system justifies preference to younger people because of priority to the worst-off rather than instrumental value. — Ezekiel Emanuel

Achilles pauses, looks over his shoulder at the masses of men behind him, turns back, looks past Zeus toward Olympos and the masses of gods in front of him, and then crooks his neck to look up again at towering Zeus.
"Surrender now", says Achilles, "and we'll spare your goddesses' lives so they can be our slaves and courtesans. — Dan Simmons

Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer. — Alan Hirsch

If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater. — Marian Seldes

So the cold barracks were spared, lonely as they were, and the armories were unscathed, empty as they were, and the larders went unmolested, depleted as they were, and only the common people burned. — Mike S. Elton

Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially. — Anupam Kher

Don't underestimate your worth by comparing yourself with others. — Jaachynma N.E. Agu

I'm so sorry, Pigeon. I tried to get to you. I tried ... ." He cleared his throat of the anger and worry that choked him. "I couldn't get to you. — Jamie McGuire