Fads Quotes

98 quotes by 91 authors

The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age. — L. Ron Hubbard
Why do only the awful things become fads? I thought. Eye-rolling and Barbie and bread pudding. Why never chocolate cheesecake or thinking for yourself? — Connie Willis
This withdrawal from the day's turmoil into creative silence is not a luxury, a fad, or a futility. It is a necessity, because it tries… — Paul Brunton
At their best, religious and spiritual communities help us discover this pure and naked spiritual encounter. At their worst, they simply make us more ashamed,… — Brian D. McLaren
The diet industry is making a lot of money selling us fad diets, nonfat foods full of chemicals, gym memberships, and pills while we lose… — Portia de Rossi
God knows I am not too hippy. Perhaps because I am too much around the hip and I fear fads for, like anybody else, I… — Charles Bukowski
Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising. — Edward Abbey
It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point… — Cheryl Strayed
â€ŽWhat color is a chameleon placed on a mirror? ... The chameleon responding to its own shifting image is an apt analog of the human… — Kevin Kelly
The common idea that scientists reject a theory as soon as it leads to a contradiction is just not so. When they get something that… — Vannevar Bush
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. — Jimmy Carter
Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment. In the last analysis, the welfare of the workers… — Samuel Gompers
As a recording engineer - someone who is deeply embroiled in the process of making records every day - you see trends and fads run… — Steve Albini
My search for ways to improve my touch has never ended. We players tried a lot of different things and compared notes. Little fads would… — Arnold Palmer
Good style - regardless of fads - means the thing that suits your body. — Natalie Dormer
Science goes through fads, and there are big ups and crashes. — Eric Betzig
You go through these little phases and fads, and it never turns out the way you think it's going to turn out. — Will Sergeant
Am not such a clever one about the latest fads. I admit I was never one adored by local lads. — Beegie Adair

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