Literary Quotes
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
What is Hamlet?
Psychology's "Hierarchy of" these says that more basic ones like food must be met before loftier ones
What are needs?
Thomas Jefferson: A monarchy "is a government of" these "over sheep"
What are wolves?
This slangy adjective that describes unhinged behavior was added to the OED in 2024
What is cray-cray?
Isolated in 1983, the virus that causes AIDS is known today by this acronym
What is HIV?
"...and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there."
What is American Psycho?
You may have run into people with this personality disorder named for a self-involved youth who loved his own reflection
What is narcissism?
John Adams: "Avarice, ambition, revenge... would break the strongest cords of" this document "as a whale goes through a net"
What is the constitution?
Double talk for something to be kept quiet; Ian Fleming wrote of "a very" this "affair"
What is hush-hush?
Key to stopping outbreaks of this hemorrhagic fever in Africa, which began in the '70s, are safe burial methods & avoiding bushmeat
What is Ebola?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
What is The Great Gatsby?
For his studies in the early 20th century, this Russian scientist is considered the pioneer of classical conditioning
Who was Pavlov?
Alexander Hamilton, who knew about handling money: "A national" this, "if it is not excessive will be to us a national blessing"
What is a debt?
The name of this North African dish often served with harissa is related to the Arabic for "to pulverize"
What is couscous?
It's the B form of this inflammation of the liver that's spread by some kinds of personal contact
What is hepatitis?
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
What is Meditations?
CBT is short for this therapy; psychotherapists use it to change negative thinking patterns
What is cognitive-behavioral?
ames Madison, in No. 47 of these papers: Tyranny is "legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands"
What are the Federalist Papers?
Double-talk dances include the cha cha & this Parisian one, a type of quadrille
What is the can-can?
Severe cases of this fever can cause jaundice, which gave the disease its name
What is yellow fever?
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
What is The Alchemist?
The German for "shape" gives us this school of psychology that focuses on the whole rather than the parts
What is gestalt?
This man for whom a Fairfax, Virginia university is named said the slave trade was "disgraceful to mankind"
Who was George Mason?
Hey now! this song that originated with Mardi Gras parades has endured to be an official Fortnite music video
What is Iko Iko?
Mary Mallon was the first known carrier of this disease in the U.S.
What is typhoid?