Mervin Morris Quotes

#1. The most confounding thing of all is that we still haven't identified the cause of 20% to 30% of adult common colds.

Anthony Fauci

#2. Empty words degrade language.

Toba Beta

#3. No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.

Henry Ward Beecher

#4. Reputation matters so much only because people so seldom think for themselves.

Alain De Botton

#5. You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel

Tamora Pierce

#6. Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadn't done anything wrong.

Paula Stokes

#7. My kingdom for caffeine," she mumbled, making prayer hands up at the ceiling.
When, however, in the next second, Issa entered with tea, Zuzana was not grateful.
"Coffee, I meant coffee," she told the ceiling, as if the universe were a waiter that had gotten her order wrong.

Laini Taylor

#8. Always think at least two steps ahead [in everything, with everyone].

A.J. Darkholme

#9. The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The doctrine of the blank slate ... is a totalitarian's dream.

Steven Pinker

#10. Sephora's business is really smart and clever - I'm all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social experience of shopping.

Marc Jacobs

#11. Happiness is learning to cope with stress effectively.

Carol Desforges

#12. Enough talk about Brandon's dick.

Bella Jeanisse

#13. Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

Elie Wiesel

#14. Not to sound too deep or weird, but I think that the times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw of a sport as it gets.

Kelly Slater