Louisa May Alcott Quotes

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.

Louisa May Alcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888

Topics

ManFunDriveYouKnowSay

My agenda is trying to help people live a better life.

Jillian Michaels

LifeLivePeopleBetterHelpTrying

I love to engage with people who come to see us.

Joan Jett

LovePeopleEngageSeeUsCome

Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.

John Bradshaw

LimitsEmotionsHealthyEmotionUs

There's a short chain between field and fork, and the shorter that chain is - the fresher, the more transparent that system is - the less chance there is of anything from bio-terrorism to pathogenicity to spoilage.

Joel Salatin

ChanceShortMoreAnythingSystem

I started crying 20 seconds into the movie and didn't stop till it was over.

Joel Siegel

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Biomedical research is only as good as its delivery. Distribution of medicines by charities is no more than a stopgap.

John Sulston

GoodResearchMoreDeliveryOnly

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

Stephen Leacock

WorkGreatI AmLuckChanceFind

The whole point about laughter is it's like mercury: you can't catch it, you can't catch what motivates it - that's why it's funny.

Mike Nichols

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I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.

Luis Fortuno

CountryPrinciplesSameTaxesTurn

Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my men to smell fresh and woody, but also like a man.

Donatella Versace

MenManStrongImportantScentSuit

Swimming is by far the best tonic I've found for my back. I'm not a good swimmer - I do the breaststroke or elementary backstroke in the slow lane - but when I took a two-week break from swimming I was surprised how much I missed it.

David Shields

GoodBestSwimmingSlowBackMissed

I know everyone thinks Dad is a little bit crazy with his training, because we train a lot harder and do more kilometres and stuff than most pentathletes. Training is full-on. It's seven or eight hours a day.

Chloe Esposito

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