Famous quotes containing the words left, main and/or disease:
“He left behind, as his essential contribution to literature, a large repertoire of jokes which survive because of their sheer neatness, and because of a certain intriguing uncertaintywhich extends to Wilde himselfas to whether they really mean anything.”
—George Orwell (19031950)
“If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timbers will be unsafe; and if the smaller timbers are not straight, the house will fall.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or a major movie star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word collectible as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.”
—Fran Lebowitz (20th century)