Famous quotes containing the word effect:
“The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because their aims are low, marriage is the prize for which they strive; if foiled in that they rarely rise above disappointment ... [ellipsis in source]”
—Sarah M. Grimke (17921873)
“To see distinctly the machinerythe wheels and pinionsof any work of Art is, unquestionably, of itself, a pleasure, but one which we are able to enjoy only just in proportion as we do not enjoy the legitimate effect designed by the artist.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (18091849)
“I guess what Ive really discovered is the humanizing effect of children in my lifestretching me, humbling me. Maybe my thighs arent as thin as they used to be. Maybe my getaways arent as glamorous. Still I like the woman that motherhood has helped me to become.”
—Susan Lapinski (20th century)