"I recently forced myself to read a book on quantum physics, just to try and learn something new. I was confused by the middle of the first sentence and it all went downhill from there. The only thing I can remember learning is that a parallel universe can theoretically be contained on the head of a needle. I don't really know what that means, but I am now more careful handling needles."

-- Stephan Pastis

#Confused Quotes #Book Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Work is the only only only remedy for life: for happiness, for interest, for stability, for security. Hard, willed work. Oh work!”

Source : Elizabeth Smart, Alice Van Wart (1991). “Necessary secrets: the journals of Elizabeth Smart”, Grafton Books
“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.”
“New Zealand is not used to wealth. In America wealth is kind of a thing of pride. Here it's the opposite. The more you've got, the bigger the target you are.”
“A dojo [pracice hall] is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves - our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an arena of confined conflict where we confront an opponent who is not an opponent but rather a partner engaged in helping us understand ourselves more fully.”

Source : Joe Hyams (2010). “Zen in the Martial Arts”, p.4, Bantam
“When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.”
“We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.”
“The most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me is starting a family. Thatâ€™s as romantic as it gets.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed.”

Source : Source: romancing-the-book.com

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