Abraham Verghese Quotes

We're now able to show that the words of comfort trigger biological reactions which are the very things that you want, and you can use drugs to get there, or you can use words of comfort to get there, which would make your drugs so much more effective.

Abraham Verghese

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WordsYouComfortNowWantMore

Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.

Jewel

WorkYourselfEndYouWantRhythm

They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.

Jo Brand

TimeBestPeopleColdRevengeReady

My friend gave me a VHS tape of Eddie Murphy's 'Raw.' I watched it so many times, I fell in love with it. I would watch it every day, just picking it apart. And then I started doing open mics around Maryland and D.C.: that's where I'm from. And I haven't stopped since.

Jermaine Fowler

LoveFriendDayMeDoingEvery Day

I just love the process of working with other actors. It's like jamming with a musician, except it takes a little more effort to get to that place as an actor, because you have the cameras and lights and everything. But I love jamming with these people.

John Cusack

LoveEffortPeopleProcessYouMore

I've seen this over and over again: people love it if you step up their experience. No one turns down an upgrade to business class in a plane.

Robert Scoble

LoveBusinessExperienceStepPeople

It's a volatile time.

Jeb Bush

TimeVolatile

Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It's like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball.

St. Vincent

BasketballAwesomePlanetOnlyLike

I never thought of what I was doing as a way to sell the NFL. I was making movies about a sport that I loved, about players and coaches that I respected. I wanted to convey my love of the game through film. And most artists convey their love through art. And my art and my love was expressed through film.

Steve Sabol

LoveArtGameThoughtLovedDoing

You hope in this life that you grow and don't always repeat your mistakes.

Tony Dorsett

LifeHopeMistakesGrowYouAlways

Before she made her bid for the U.S. presidency in 1872, Victoria Woodhull worked as one of the first female stockbrokers in the country, starting a firm, Woodhull, Claflin & Company, with her sister in 1870.

Mary Pilon

SisterCountrySheFirstCompany

I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in.

Liz Phair

HappyMomProudPhaseReally

What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick walls. I play hard.

Dick Dale

MusicWallsPowerfulBrickPlayGo

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