“But however mysterious is nature , however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science , the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.” MenStatesWonderfulHonestDoctorsCarefulExperimentsIgnorantMysteriousImperfectPhysical ScienceQuacksPatronageQuackery Book:THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD Source: THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD
“We had to be very careful on our best behaviour when we went to these other countries. And then I made a living, I had a chance to support my wife and my kids. It was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful program from that point of view.” MadeCountryKidsChanceViewsSupportWifeWonderfulProgramCarefulMy WifePoint Of ViewOther CountriesBehaviour Author:Gavin MacLeod
“At almost every step in life we meet with young men from whom we anticipate wonderful things, but of whom, after careful inquiry, we never hear another word. Life certain chintzes, calicoes, and ginghams, they show finely on their first newness, but cannot stand the sun and rain, and assume a very sober aspect after washing day.” MenFirstsShowsYoungCertainStepsSunWonderfulYouthRainAspectAssumingCarefulYoung ManSoberInquiryWonderful ThingsAnticipateWashingEvery StepNewnessSun And RainSteps In Life Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne
“my husband, who is a lawyer, is very careful with words and with the truth. He thinks that the truth exists, and it's something that is beyond questioning, which I think is totally absurd. I have several versions of how we met and how wonderful he was and all that. At least twenty. And I'm sure that they are all true. He has one. And I'm positive that it's not true.” ThinkingTruthWonderfulMetsHusbandTwentiesCarefulLawyerVersionsAbsurdMy HusbandQuestioning Author:Isabel Allende
“In my view, madness is a place. You go. You come back. And I think we all take turns being the mental patient. Without a touch of crazy, literature can be a desolate place. In the current climate of careful speech, even fearful speech, smoke-free film scripts, thought-free songs, and child-proof locks on American minds, the oft-repeated lament of the arts is "Where have all those wonderful madmen gone?"” ThinkingMindChildrenArtFilmSongTurnsLiteratureViewsGoneWonderfulCrazySpeechArt IsMadnessClimatePatientScriptsCurrentsCarefulProofSmokeFearfulLocksMadmenLamentDesolatePlaces You Go Author:Carol O'Connell