#case

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic. ↗

— Wallace Stevens

#case #certain #epidemic #infection #thought

We may yet work up to some serious shooting war, or maybe some acts of urban genocide committed with rogue nuclear weapons. But if that were the case, why would we call that "9/11"? If Washington disappeared in a mushroom cloud, we'd give that huge event a different name. ↗

— Bruce Sterling

#call #case #cloud #committed #different

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you. ↗

— Robert Sternberg

#case #did #expectations #first #had

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#appearance #case #compliment #endeavour #humanity

I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them. ↗

— Sting

#body #breathed #case #charts #commodity

The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it. ↗

— Mink Stole

#anyone #big #big adventure #case #chance

We've had the same set designer and the same crew in many cases since 1972. ↗

— Mink Stole

#crew #designer #had #many #same

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#cooking #film #got #haven #i

I owed Lewis one thing, at least. Once you had suffered the experience of presenting a case at one of his Monday morning conferences, no other public appearance, whether on radio, TV or the lecture platform, could hold any terrors for you. ↗

— Anthony Storr

#appearance #case #conferences #could #experience

Ritual murder is referred to in court files which are located in Rome. There are pictures in it which show that in 23 cases, the Church itself has dealt with the question. ↗

— Julius Streicher

#church #court #dealt #files #itself