Merle Shain Quotes

The romantic myth is so strong that it survives the wear and tear of marriage by simply detaching from it and floating up on ahead, and women who are rather fond of the men they married, as well as ones who are not, go through life with a bag packed for the day when the shining knight on a white charger arrives, just in case he does.

Merle Shain

Quotes to Explore

We have shown that it is possible to create a radioactivity characterized by the emission of positive or negative electrons in boron and magnesium by bombardment with alpha rays.

Irene Joliot-Curie
When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cities in 8 countries and has helped a million women transition from welfare to work.

Nancy Lublin
- Work
- Women
- Success
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Omar N. Bradley
- Leadership
- Ever
- Replace
I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Happy
- Rich
- Concentration
I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.

Zachary Quinto
- Good
- Character
- Bad
What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?

Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Up
- World
- Important