Mary Roach Quotes

People are surprisingly off put just by saliva, the substance that you carry around in your mouth. You swallow it. You have no objection to it. But then it leaves your body, and you're just revolted. So it - that - just that right there to me is a fascinating thing.

Mary Roach

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1959

Topics

PeopleMeYouMouthBodyYour Body

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

Joel Edgerton

YouOthersUpDo Unto OthersGet

We are helping women express themselves and feel awesome about themselves, and I think that does change the course of your day.

Jennifer Hyman

ChangeWomenDayThinkFeelAwesome

I come to Jerusalem. There, the sky is blue and memory becomes clear.

Menachem Begin

SkyBlueMemoryJerusalemClear

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the political spectrum, sort of left-right terms we used to describe people don't really hold here exactly.

Robert McChesney

PeoplePoliticalHoldUsedHere

I think what's beautiful when you're looking at artists like Macklemore and you're looking at artists like Ayron Jones, they're proud of Seattle and they're bringing it back. Seattle's a real music town. When you act ashamed of that, you should be pushed outta the game as far as I'm concerned.

Sir Mix-a-Lot

MusicBeautifulLookingGameProud

You don't get old until you replace dreams with regrets.

Troy Dumais

DreamsYouOldRegretsReplaceGet

Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage.

Simon Hoggart

ChildrenMeDetailHolidaysPerfect

I said, going into acting, 'I'm never moving to L.A.,' because it scared me. But there was no way you could build an acting career in Orange County.

Michelle Pfeiffer

MeMovingYouCareerActingSaid

Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.

Michelle Yeoh

TimeReputationYouCareerImportant

I'm not a person who wants to die with my shoes on. I do not think I can be immortal. Maybe my deeds will be immortal. Not me.

Mithun Chakraborty

ShoesMeThinkDieI CanPerson

I don't feel as though I've graduated from commercials or music videos. In my mind, they aren't compartmentalised.

Jonathan Glazer

MusicMindFeelVideosMusic Videos

Independent films have a very different cachet than success films.

Diane Lane

SuccessIndependentDifferentThan

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