Very Quotes

“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.”
― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society

“The first building she reached appeared to be an old barn. Only one young guard stood before its bolted door, staring at her with wide eyes, holding up his sword in defense, She heated his sword and he dropped it, his expression barely changing, as if he had been expecting that. She held up her two swords to his throat, but they were two heavy, so she dropped one and held the other with both hands." Where are the two Bayern boys kept? "The soldier shook his head. BURN HIM, prompted the fire. The excitement of burning was simmering in her, heating her up for more action.”
― Shannon Hale, Enna Burning

“I routinely inform people when I meet them that I am like a real life version of Dory the fish, as I am very forgetful and have problems tracking conversations.”
― Steven Magee

“When we get down to the very basics of human life we find that we arrive to take a ride on spaceship Earth for several decades and then we leave.”
― Steven Magee

“Falling asleep at a party is a very risky activity.”
― Steven Magee

“COVID-19 has turned nursing into a very risky occupation.”
― Steven Magee

“Now he sat alone; on a disabled starship about fifty years from anywhere on conversion drive – assuming he still had that. Insurance was a good thing – a very good thing - but it wasn’t going to help him much out here. The highlight of his afternoon was going to be staring at the blinking bridge instrumentation – which just happened to be running on the emergency batteries and actually blinking, like for real. Moreover, since his mutinous crew had made off with the Short Shit, the ships only shuttle, he was facing quite a problem”
― Christina Engela, Blachart

“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as I was exhibiting debilitating health symptoms that corresponded to what I saw at very high altitude. I was later to find that I had erratic low blood oxygen levels after almost a decade of high altitude work.”
― Steven Magee

“With the development of utility electricity for the masses in the 1900's, very few people realize that a new era of sickness and disease was unleashed that are collectively called radiation sickness.”
― Steven Magee

“Attending doctors offices during the COVID-19 pandemic is a very risky activity.”
― Steven Magee

“Very few people that have installed solar photovoltaics (PV) on their home have realized that by spending an additional five thousand dollars that they can completely disconnect from the electrical utility.”
― Steven Magee

“The TSA liked having fresh agents on the job. Fresh agents with a clear mind and steady hand. Time travel wasn’t for the faint of heart. The pay was good though, but as Scrooby had decided long ago, that even if he didn’t get paid for it, the thrill alone was payment enough. Then again, the TSA realized they couldn’t afford to have disgruntled employees with too much time on their hands and the power of the gods at their fingertips, so the pay was very, very good. Debriefing was routine. And how he hated routine! His supervisor was a senior agent called Guy Krummeck, a rather drab character who liked his shiny silver suits almost as much as he liked to go over every little detail at least three times. Minimum. This time everything went right, so it went quick. Twenty minutes later, tired, he clocked out and went home to his small apartment. Tomorrow, after all, was another day again.”
― Christina Engela, The Time Saving Agency

“In 1967 astronomy declared war on their very high altitude workers health.”
― Steven Magee

“I became wary of medical blood and urine tests and came to regard them as very misleading.”
― Steven Magee

“Excessively noisy and very quiet environments should be avoided, as they can produce biological problems.”
― Steven Magee

“Prince Andrew is a very interesting case study for sex researchers.”
― Steven Magee

“To make foolish to the people is easy but to convey them that you become fool is very hard”
― pranita deshpande

“I rate the Trump Administration as a very toxic group of extremely shady characters.”
― Steven Magee

“The Republican Party greatly appreciate your support of a very shady billionaire in 2020.”
― Steven Magee

“There is a very high suicide rate in the ‘Greatest Nation On Earth’.”
― Steven Magee

“Having been through the disability and workers compensation systems, I now view the government as a very toxic group of shady characters.”
― Steven Magee

“I feel very misled by the USA government regarding COVID-19.”
― Steven Magee

“It is possible that I will shut down very high altitude professional astronomy before SpaceX does.”
― Steven Magee

“COVID-19, mass unemployment and guns are a very interesting combination.”
― Steven Magee

“Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was not an ordinary leader in the history of Bangladesh. He was an educated, handsome, very smart and patriotic leader.”
― Saju

“Electric car fires are very difficult to extinguish.”
― Steven Magee

“I would not work at high altitude again.”
― Steven Magee

“Altitude induced suicide in high altitude areas is very well understood.”
― Steven Magee, Toxic Altitude

“I find it very strange that police internal affairs is not staffed by impartial judges.”
― Steven Magee

“The polluted world is a very different place now.”
― Steven Magee