"I could have had a session of defecography,……" — Mary Roach
"I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me."
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Mary Roach
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71 Quotes by Mary Roach
Mary Roach has 71 quotes on this site.
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Softball is the reason Washing Machines and Bleach are so popular. Don't think so? Just ask a softball Mom.
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Wisdom comes with age, but keep it to yourself.
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The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately,…
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My books are not really books; theyre endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at…
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Normally I object to strangers beaming force fields into my brain.
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It's this mood, these sentiments - the excitement of exploration and the surprises and delights of travel to foreign locales…
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Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration.
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Every crazy fad from the 1800s comes back or they never go away. It's like fashion, like everything's already been…
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In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.
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The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty…
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There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on…
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To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and…
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More Anatomical Quotes
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War technology is science in the service of obscene anatomical vandalism.
— Stan Goff
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I'm conflicted. On one hand, I don't want to say that because you were a man and now you're a…
— Tim Gunn
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Since the point of erotica is to offer the consumer sexual experiences without having to compromise with the demands of…
— Steven Pinker
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Cubism is an anatomical chart of a way of seeing external objects. But I want to confuse the meaning of…
— Jasper Johns
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When I began to photograph nudes, I let myself be guided by this camera, and instead of photographing what I…
— Bill Brandt
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Darwin's prediction of rampant, albeit gradual, change affecting all lineages through time is refuted. The record is there, and the…
— Niles Eldredge
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Some determined advocates of the vegetable system maintain, that the teeth and stomach of the monkey correspond, in structure, very…
— Sarah Josepha Hale
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Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it…
— Chris Hadfield
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Letters do love one another. However, due to their anatomical differences, some letters have a hard time achieving intimacy.
— Ellen Lupton
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To your care and recommendation am I indebted for having replaced a half-blind mathematician with a mathematician with both eyes,…
— Frederick The Great
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Biologically, man is still the great amateur of the animal kingdom; he is unique in his lack of anatomical and…
— Rene Dubos
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It seems to me that you are solving a problem which goes beyond the limits of physiology in too simple…
— Alexander Herzen
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