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Vernon Lee Quotes

There is too little courtship in the world.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: October 14, 1856 - February 13, 1935

Topics

World Little Courtship Too

Until politics are a branch of science we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts to the millennium.

John B. S. Haldane

Science Politics Political Well Than

'What if this funny-looking youngster from Missouri is talented after all?' I think it was a nice place to grow up, but I'm glad I don't live there anymore.

Live Think Grow Place Nice What If

I didn't hit puberty until I was, like, 17, so I love to talk about that.

Love Talk Puberty Like Hit Until

The Public - a thing I cannot help looking upon as an enemy, and which I cannot address without feelings of hostility.

Looking Help Feelings Enemy Without

Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in consequence of wrongdoing.

Positive Quality Suffering Stand

I'm a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it's not going to upset her.

Woman You Looks Nice Upset She

The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk. It happened with anybody who is really original.

People More Up Monk Catch Something

I believe in the joyous power of an unscheduled dance break.

Power Dance Believe I Believe Break

My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

Home Music Time Listening Reading

My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.

Cool Think Friends Movie Did Brooks

I love leaving the door open to good ideas. I love the collaborative swirl. I get charged by problem-solving, usually under some kind of stress - the sun is going down, and we have eight minutes, and we have to solve it. Great things come out of it.

Love Good Great Stress Sun Ideas

It was always intriguing that flies had two peaks of activity, in the morning and evening, with a siesta during the day and not very much activity at night. There are several ways to explain that, but one possibility was that there were two clocks running - one governing the morning peak and one governing the evening peak.

Michael Rosbash

Morning Day Night Evening Explain

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