Infectious Quotes

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Only yesterday mankind lived in fear of the scourges of smallpox, cholera and plague that once swept nations before them. Now our major concern is… — Rachel Carson
Itâ€™s time to close the books on infectious diseases, declare the war against pestilence won, and shift national resources to such chronic problems as cancer… — William H. Stewart
I know club music has to be infectious and it's got to make you move. — David Lynch
Infectious diseases introduced with Europeans, like smallpox and measles, spread from one Indian tribe to another, far in advance of Europeans themselves, and killed an… — Jared Diamond
Language is a window into human nature, but it is also a fistula, an open wound through which we're exposed to an infectious world. — Steven Pinker
In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only… — Ron Wyden
The girl is infectious human waste, and she's confused and afraid to commit to the wrong thing and so she won't commit to anything. — Chuck Palahniuk
Jules has always been one of those women that men go crazy about because she has enough self-confidence to say this is me, take it… — Jane Green
Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs. Giggles can spread from person to person. So can blushing. But maybe the most… — Vera Nazarian
It's all about you, Colie." She touched one finger to her temple, tap tap tap. "Believe in yourself up here and it will make you… — Sarah Dessen
Laughter--an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features, and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious, and though intermittent, incurable. — Ambrose Bierce
Don't be upset. Don't listen to me. I only meant that I am jealous of a dark, unconscious element, something irrational, unfathomable. I am jealous… — Boris Pasternak
As anyone who's ever contracted it knows, lies are an infectious disease. They slip under the almond slivers of your fingernails and into your bloodstream. — Jodi Picoult
I felt a tickle on my skin; it took me a moment to realize that Cole was driving his die-cast Mustang up my arm. He… — Maggie Stiefvater
Her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it. — Charles Dickens
We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone… — Ilona Andrews
The shouts of triumph become infectious, and I lift my voice to join in, running toward my teammates. Christina holds the flag up high, and… — Veronica Roth
That's the world out there, little green apples and infectious disease. — Don DeLillo
Fiction is like that, once it is released into the world: contagious, persistent. Like the contents of Pandora's box, a story that's freely given can't… — Jodi Picoult
[To] turn poet, they say, is an infectious and incurable distemper. — Miguel de Cervantes

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