Whatever of goodness emanates from the soul, gathers its soft halo in the eyes; and if the heart be a lurking place… — Arthur Frederick Saunders Copy Share Image
Among the sayings and discourses imputed to him (i.e. Jesus) by his biographers, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
“And while the body is confined to one planet, along which it creeps with pain and difficulty; the thought can in an… — David Hume Copy Share Image
I think the act of reading imbues the reader with a sensitivity toward the outside world that people who don't read can… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
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There are two qualities that make fiction. One is the sense of mystery and the other is the sense of manners. You… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“BLACK AND WHITE I was born into A religion of Light, But with so many other Religions and Philosophies, How do I… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
My mother was the tough-as-nails disciplinarian who showed very little to no emotion. My father, on the other hand, was a study… — Patricia Montandon Copy Share Image
“I am poor—you are my riches; dark—you are my light; I own nothing, need nothing. And how could I own anything? After… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Salt is the only rock directly consumed by man. It corrodes but preserves, desiccates but is wrested from the water. It has… — Margaret Visser Copy Share Image
“His mind had been working away behind his high forehead. Unimaginative himself he could recognize imagination in her: he had come upon… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image
Most people assume that a muse is a creature of perfect beauty, poise and grace. Like the creatures from Greek mythology. They're… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
…You see, my dear friend, I am made up of contradictions, and I have reached a very mature age without resting upon… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Plainly it is not every error made by a witness which affects his credibility. In each case the trier of fact has… — H.C. Nicholas Copy Share Image
“…There is some firm place in me which knows that what happened to Wally, whatever it was, whatever it is that death… — Mark Doty Copy Share Image
Christianity - An old metaphysical romance, filled with marvels, contradictions, and absurdity, born in the ardent imagination of Orientals, has spread into… — Frederick The Great Copy Share Image
America's the great conundrum and the great dream and the great fascination: the new land, the new world, the new temple, the… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her… — David Corbett Copy Share Image
An opinion, right or wrong, can never constitute a moral offense, nor be in itself a moral obligation. It may be mistaken;… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
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One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once, life would collapse. There are simply… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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The novel is a big space, and a lot can happen. Just think about the parts of your life. How do we… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
“On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
The only society that works today is also one founded on mutual respect, on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
In India you would find people who belong to the 10 richest people in the entire world, and you would find people… — Cyril Shroff Copy Share Image
We in the United States are very often - since we are a democracy and we have national interests, we've often made… — George Soros Copy Share Image
For Americans the contradiction between national ideal and social fact required explanation and correction. Ultimately this contradiction did not lead to the… — Kenneth Keniston Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act was used against me in total contradiction to its stated purpose. Or perhaps it was the most logical use… — Susan Lindauer Copy Share Image
Our confused wish finds expression in the confused question as to the nature of force and electricity. But the answer which we… — Heinrich Hertz Copy Share Image
If men can be made to understand that society, with its rigid codes and stratifications, is in its confused infancy rather than… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
An odd contradiction, if the layman were correct in his unconscious assumption that an artist begins with reality and ends with art:… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
“I had never expected to fall in love, but then, I'd never imagined anyone like Jess. She was one beautiful contradiction. The… — Abbi Glines Copy Share Image
There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, "Le jeu et… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
He's got to do better than the shoddy piecing together of flimsy evidence that contradicts the briefings we have received by various… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
To equate Vladimir Putin and the United States of America, as Donald Trump was asked, you know, I guess it was Bill… — John McCain Copy Share Image
What a weak, credulous, incredulous, unbelieving, superstitious, bold, frightened, what a ridiculous world ours is, as far as concerns the mind of… — Michael Faraday Copy Share Image
