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Elastic Quotes

Things that bend without ever quite breaking.

A horror fan explains why the zombie counts as the most elastic monster of all, able to be tragic, funny, and heroic within the same story. Compare that range with Character quotes.

Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty.

Quotes by Romola Garai

In most matters regarding apparel, I am a big fan of natural fibers - wool, cotton, and so on. Not when it comes to socks. An elastic fiber of some type is necessary.

Quotes by Roger Stone

I think noir is an immensely powerful - and elastic - lens through which to look at narrative and character. It seems to access something dark and true in us that other modes of fiction are often a bit prissy...

Quotes by Richard K. Morgan

Wallace and Gromit's contraptions are created purely for gags, but we all have the urge to invent - especially children. If they're bored, kids will make something from cardboard boxes, yoghurt pots, tape and elastic bands. Often, those constructions are...

Quotes by Nick Park

Aesthetic Quotes

My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don't interfere with telling...

Quotes by Jonathan Maberry

I am aware how difficult is the task to preserve free institutions over so wide a space and so immense a population, but we are blessed with a Constitution admirably calculated to accomplish it. Its elastic power is unequaled, which...

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

The research included neutron resonance spectroscopy, the angular distribution of pion elastic and inelastic scattering on nuclei with optical model fitting.

Quotes by James Rainwater

Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for...

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

I have two pairs of stretchy maternity leggings and jeans, which I will never give up, because once you experience an elastic band for a waist, you will never go back.

Quotes by Daphne Oz

Always Quotes

I didn't know anything about fashion. You would see me in the biggest sweater with jeans or the tightest elastic pants. Not nice clothes. My mom took me a lot to consignment stores when I was younger, and I never...

Quotes by Coco Rocha

There were days I could barely struggle into a size 46 or 48, months of larges and XXLs, and endless rounds of leggings with the elastic at the waist stretched to its limit and beyond - topped with the fashion...

Quotes by Carrie Fisher

My first day of high school, I wore brown boys' corduroys that my mom had sewn Sesame Street elastic into - they were my coolest pants - and a lime green Patagonia fleece that my mom found at Goodwill. I...

Quotes by Cameron Russell

I remember back when I was a kid there was a comic strip called Plastic Man. His body was elastic and he could make his extremities as long as he wanted. As a youngster I didn't fully appreciate. But I'm...

Quotes by Ben Affleck

I tell myself that after four children my belly is already so stretched and flabby that I have to do origami to get my pants buttoned. One more pregnancy and I'd be doomed to elastic waists for the rest of...

Quotes by Ayelet Waldman

Character Quotes

I sometimes think it's like a weird elastic band. The more tragic your work is, the quicker you snap back. There's a catharsis in telling a miserable old tale; you get rid of demons.

Quotes by Anne-Marie Duff

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called Green Destiny. It is green because you keep twisting it, it's an ancient skill, you keep twisting it and knocking it and twisting it until...

Quotes by Ang Lee

I spend my weekends with my Android phone in an elastic band that has tied to my Android phone my driver's license and my credit card. That's how I live. I'm not carrying a wallet anymore. Like, a wallet is...

Frequently Asked Questions

What does elastic mean across these different quotes?
It ranges from literal stretchy fabric in 1950s underwear to a more figurative flexibility, like a Constitution built to adapt or a zombie flexible enough to fit any tone.
Why is the zombie called the most elastic monster?
The speaker argues zombies can be scary, pathetic, funny, tragic, and heroic all within the same story, a range of tone few other monsters can pull off convincingly.
One of these lines sounds patriotic, is it about the Constitution?
Yes, one speaker admires how difficult it is to preserve free institutions across such a wide population, crediting the Constitution's built-in elasticity for making that possible.
What does the underwear quote reveal about the 1950s?
It challenges a romantic image of vintage fashion, noting that stockings without elastic and a rigid girdle were genuinely heavy and uncomfortable to wear day to day.
Anything else here about inventive, adaptable thinking?
Try Children quotes for more on inventive play, or Aesthetic quotes for style and design themes.

A costume historian recalls just how unforgiving 1950s underwear actually was, girdle included, with none of the elastic comfort we assume today. Continue with Aesthetic quotes or Children quotes.