Brown Fat Cells

Famous quotes containing the words brown, fat and/or cells:

    Put me on a moving train if I’m sick, and I’ll get well. It’s good for mind and body to get out and see the world.
    —Maria D. Brown (1827–1927)

    The opera isn’t over till the fat lady sings.
    —Anonymous.

    A modern proverb along the lines of “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)

    They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
    In prison they accompany the jailer,
    Enter cells to hear confessions.
    Their short-end comes down
    When you least expect it.
    Charles Simic (b. 1938)