It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to… — Horace Copy Share Image
There is a certain sort of man whose doom in the world is disappointment, who excels in it, and whose luckless triumphs… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up… — William Montgomery Watt Copy Share Image
I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over open water… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
We envy those whose possessions or achievements are a reflection on our own. They are our neighbors and equals. It is they,… — Helmut Schoeck Copy Share Image
The Unheavenly Chorus is the definitive study of participatory inequality in America. Marshaling prodigious evidence, the authors show how money not only… — Robert Kuttner Copy Share Image
Nothing ever built arose to touch the skies unless some man dreamed that it should, some man believed that it could, and… — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image
Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A key ingredient to achieving your goals is to make sure your goals are totally congruent with who you are as a… — Rachael Bermingham Copy Share Image
“I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
The body of economic knowledge is an essential element in the structure of human civilization; it is the foundation upon which modern… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
[On Cantor's work:] The finest product of mathematical genius and one of the supreme achievements of purely intellectual human activity. — David Hilbert Copy Share Image
That's my achievement actually - when a mother says that she didn't marry off her 14-year-old daughter because of me, or when… — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I want to offer particular congratulations to Andrea Leadsom on her stunning achievement. She is now well placed to win and replace… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
In the end, I feel that one has to have a bit of neurosis to go on being an artist. A balanced… — Beverly Pepper Copy Share Image
Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might… — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier Copy Share Image
“Never mistake activity for achievement. No great thing could ever be achieved without encouragement. No matter how hard it gets don’t loose… — Scholar Talks Copy Share Image
Among all the 'awards' that I have hitherto collected, I consider the title of 'patita' or 'fallen woman' to be the highest.… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
When the mind becomes so completely absorbed in perfect health that all sickness is forgotten, all the powers of mind will proceed… — Christian D. Larson Copy Share Image
The greatest secret of monarchic rule...is to keep men deceived and to cloak in the specious name of religion the fear by… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child… — John Kline Copy Share Image
Mother Teresa's detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans' destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless. In the context of lost… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
The mistake we make with many people - not just Russia - is that we believe we have the model, and there… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Maintenance grants, a proud Labour achievement which made it easier for children from lower and middle income families to go to university,… — Angela Rayner Copy Share Image
I believe in the runner's high, and I believe that those who are passionate about running are the ones who experience it… — Sasha Azevedo Copy Share Image
I was repelled by the sleazy reality of the totalitarian countries: politicians were shameless. There were corruption, pollution, shoddy goods, long lines,… — Antonin Kratochvil Copy Share Image
A sensible man would always rate it better to win somebody's heart with originality and simplicity on any accomplishment than feel good… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
I want to compliment Francesco Totti: scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me,… — Roberto Baggio Copy Share Image
Self - development should be a perpetual process. In life you are either growing or rotting. You're moving forward or backwards; there… — Al Duncan Copy Share Image
“People don't want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think. But by some sort… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The achievement of happiness requires not the ... satisfaction of our needs ... but the examination and transformation of those needs. — Stanley Cavell Copy Share Image
If men and women were equal, everybody would have the same values.Because at this point in time, many women feel compelled to… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I'm very proud to… — Shahrukh Khan Copy Share Image
Now that we are rid of this syndrome of imposing the communist model on people, now that we've given them the chance… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope.… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
“Listen my dear sister! You only fix something, when it’s broken. And you - are far from broken. Say to yourself, I… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
To me if there's an achievement to lighting and photography in a film it's because nothing stands out, it all works as… — Roger Deakins Copy Share Image
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