A bleak, black book, it engenders awe and despair. I have read it in its entirety 4 1/2 times, each time finding… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
Iris all hues, roses, and jessamine Reared high their flourished heads between, and wrought Mosaic; underfoot the violet, Crocus, and hyacinth with… — John Milton Copy Share Image
I was just a beginner, and she and I were not in any manner alike, but we got along very well because… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I worry that I'll slide back into the mindless rotisserie of work and projects that guided me in my old house...… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
The gross elements are earth, water, air and fire, with the fifth being space. Each particle of the body is made up… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
[The works of Archimedes] are without exception, monuments of mathematical exposition; the gradual revelation of the plan of attack, the masterly ordering… — Thomas Little Heath Copy Share Image
Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are… — Lizzy Caplan Copy Share Image
The laws of nature are the skeleton of the universe. They support it, give it shape, tie it together. Taken as a… — James Trefil Copy Share Image
When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they… — John Lyly Copy Share Image
I went to the springs while the sun was still up, and sitting on a rocky outcrop above the cave mouth I… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
I’ve never really had a party before.” “Why did you have one now?” I say, just to keep him talking. He gives… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one.… — Hector Berlioz Copy Share Image
“Congratulations, he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mix of awe and disbelief. "Ever.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic…Authors… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Only when we try to love God will we see our utter inability to do so. And only when we understand that… — Mike Donehey Copy Share Image
I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Mindgasm (noun) - An exhilarating neurostorm of intense intellectual pleasure. Fully revelatory understanding of a certain topic. Involuntary contractions of brain muscles… — Jason Silva Copy Share Image
I don't want students who could make the next major breakthrough in renewable energy sources or space travel to have been taught… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
The light in her eyes was beyond description, yet it did not instill improper thoughts: it inspired a love tempered by awe,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I hate the whole übermensch, superman temptation that pervades science fiction. I believe no protagonist should be so competent, so awe-inspiring, that… — David Brin Copy Share Image
One of the most satisfying experiences I know is fully to appreciate an individual in the same way I appreciate a sunset.… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Here's a funny question:What is your favorite word?Think about it—maybe it's a word that makes you absolutely happy, or a word that… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
This is a wonderful book, unique and engaging. Diaconis and Graham manage to convey the awe and marvels of mathematics, and of… — Barry Mazur Copy Share Image
I pushed him away, catching Lee's awe that I was not only standing with a demon outside a circle, but that Al… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
Jessica Jones is very unique, and we are all in awe of the response from the public. It seems that everyone connected… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I would that our farmers when they cut down a forest felt some of that awe which the old Romans did when… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I'm so proud that my offspring became a musician. I'm full of awe that we are able to have a whole family… — Maxine Hong Kingston Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you can't stand the sound of her voice and other times you wonder how you'd even breathe if she wasn't there.… — Shannon Stacey Copy Share Image
Veganism can resurrect Eden and create heaven on Earth. We can have a place where humans view animals in awe, and animals… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I am in awe of the perpetual tumult of the sea. I am moved by the still place on the horizon where… — Katharine Weber Copy Share Image
I cannot see how it can be argued that one should speak in tones of reverence and awe about the alleged divine… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
The first moment I saw my wife breastfeed our daughter minutes after birth, I was hit with a thunderbolt of understanding and… — David Alan Basche Copy Share Image
When your eyes are functioning well you don't see your eyes. If your eyes are imperfect you see spots in front of… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image