Bedfellows Quotes

Rebellion makes for queer bedfellows. And none more queer than this fat man and me, ~ George R R Martin

Ancient wisdom and quantum physicists make unlikely bedfellows: In quantum mechanics the observer determines (or even brings into being) what is observed, and so, too, for the Tiwis, who dissolve the distinction between themselves and the cosmos. In quantum physics, subatomic particles influence each other from a distance, and this tallies with the aboriginal view, in which people, animals, rocks, and trees all weave together in the same interwoven fabric. ~ Huston Smith

Skepticism is history's bedfellow. ~ Edgar Saltus

How initially 'to get her in the sack' and subsequently to avoid 'her giving you the sack' are not identical dilemmas faced by the male species, but they sure have a bizarre habit of being bedfellows ~ Alex Morritt

It is worth the while to live respectably unto ourselves. We can possibly get along with a neighbor, even with a bedfellow, whom we respect but very little; but as soon as it comes to this, that we do not respect ourselves, then we do not get along at all, no matter how much money we are paid for halting. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Psychology and art are never easy bedfellows. ~ Steve Merrick

Adversity makes strange bedfellows. ~ William Shakespeare

Well, Kaleb's voice whispered in Nikita's mind, it seems this will make strange bedfellows out of us all. ~ Nalini Singh

War makes strange bedfellows. ~ Helen Thomas

Democracy and tyranny are not distant relatives. They're bedfellows."

-General John James
Commandant, USMC
December 11th, 2032 ~ L. Douglas Hogan

FAITH and FEAR make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist. ~ Napoleon Hill

There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows. ~ Amanda Palmer

Sexual attraction makes the strangest bedfellows of all. ~ Mason Cooley

Perhaps Bach and Beethoven are strange bedfellows for Mickey Mouse, but it's all been a lot of fun. ~ Walt Disney Company

Politics makes strange bedfellows. ~ Charles Dudley Warner

The bedfellows politics made are never strange. It only seems that way to those who have not watched the courtship. ~ Marcel Achard

The associations get only richer and more intense when you realise that the very concept of truth - the cornerstone of philosophy and religion alike, let alone law - also rests heavily on the meaning of waking up. And you don't need a philosopher to appreciate it, because there are clues to its dependency in everyday phrases such as 'waking up to the truth', 'my eyes were opened' and even 'wake up and smell the coffee'. If such phrases hint that waking up and truth are bedfellows of some sort, you need only go back to the ancient Greek for corroboration. There you'll find that the word truth is 'aletheia', from which in English we get the word for 'lethargy'. But see how the Greek word is 'a-letheia' rather than letheia - that is truth is the opposite of lethargy. And what is opposite of lethargy, if not waking up? ~ Robert Rowland Smith

Art and business may be strange bedfellows, but an artist must make room in her bed for both. ~ Eric Maisel

...the thing ['Bedfellows'] didn't come out as clear as I would have liked, but nothing I write ever does. ~ E.B. White

Politics makes estranged bedfellows. ~ Goodman Ace

I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track, so it becomes like an orchestra of sounds. ~ Bryan Ferry

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world. ~ Annie Lennox

I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable. ~ George Mason

EXISTENCE, n. A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,/ Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:/ From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge/ Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!" ~ Ambrose Bierce

Luck is only my lover, not my wife," replied Bahktiaan easily. He drew his saber. "If ever I wed, it will be skill and intelligence."
"Tedious bedfellows," said Sergi. ~ Kate Elliott

Libraries make strange bedfellows ~ Phyllis Rose

Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows. ~ William Shakespeare

War makes strangers bedfellows ... ~ Kathleen Winsor

Celebrity and charity have been bedfellows for many years. The key is to try and choose practical, sound and effective ones. There is no shortage of solicitation for endorsement, so you have to really know what you're getting behind and be passionate about it. In this case, aside from just being a spokesperson, they're benefiting a form of expression that is dear to me, painting. ~ Billy Zane

The reason politics makes strange bedfellows is because they all like the same bunk. ~ Los Angeles Times

A quick check on the platoon showed everyone more or less enjoying the flight.
"Whatever it is you're eating, Ressk, swallow it before we land," [said Staff Sergeant Kerr].
"No problem, Staff."
"More like whoever he's eating," Binti muttered beside him.
"You ought to count your fingers," he suggested. "You're too serley stupid to notice one missing."
"Maybe you ought to gren sa talamec to."
"That's enough, people."
When the Confederation first started integrating the di'Taykan and the Krai into what was predominantly a human military system, xenopsychologists among the elder races expected a number of problems. For the most part, those expectations fell short. After having dealt with the Mictok and the H'san, none of the younger races - all bipedal mammals - had any difficulty with each other's appearance. Cultural differences were absorbed into the prevailing military culture and the remaining problems were dealt with in the age-old military tradition of learning to say "up yours" in the other races' languages. The "us against them" mentality of war made for strange bedfellows. ~ Tanya Huff

War did indeed make strange bedfellows of people. ~ Kate Atkinson

What an alliance, huh? A Dark-Hunter and a Spathi united to guard an Apollite. Who would have ever imagined? (Wulf)
Love makes strange bedfellows. (Acheron)
I thought that was politics. (Wulf)
It's both. (Acheron) ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows. ~ David Gemmell

Humour and high seriousness ... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness rapidly becomes trivial. And darkness without comedy rapidly becomes unbearable. ~ Mark Haddon