Swift calls discretion low prudence; it is high prudence, and one of the most important elements entering into either social or political… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
The only absolutely and unapproachably heroic element in the soldier's work seems to be-that he is paid little for it-and regularly. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I wish I could free myself from making music that has a dancefloor-function, or at least try to focus more on all… — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm Copy Share Image
Why should there be only one sort of photography? I want to create images with elements of my choosing, narrative or evocative...… — Sarah Moon Copy Share Image
One of the great elements of the supernatural is having that mystery and letting people's imaginations run wild with it. — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
In almost every task involving form, there are dozens, often hundreds of contradictory elements, which need to be forced to work in… — Alvar Aalto Copy Share Image
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Moreover, the abundance of chemical compounds and their importance in daily life hindered the chemist from investigating the question, in what does… — Johannes Stark Copy Share Image
Emotions are the key to many aspects of life. They are precisely the elements that make human beings human. I think the… — Bill Viola Copy Share Image
The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
every artist is both male and female, and ... sometimes, the two great elements are in conjunction with him, so that all… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
I have taken on virtually every element of the big money establishment, whether it's the Koch brothers, and the big energy companies,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What if one of the core elements of a radical Christianity lay in a demand that we betray it, while the ultimate… — Peter Rollins Copy Share Image
I've got a bunch of circuit-bent boxes and things that are controlled by my Mac through a big breakout box. I want… — Keith Fullerton Whitman Copy Share Image
Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shipped pre-cut stone columns, pediments, and other architectural elements to their colonies… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
The situation they [journalists and Edward Snowden] were in was incredibly heightened. The stakes were high. There was a lot of pressure,… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself,… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Radio, or at least the kind of radio we're proposing to do, can cut through that. It can reach people who would… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Pain happens, but suffering is optional. When pain comes, make use of the experience, but do not wallow in it. When you… — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
King Lear is undoubtedly the greatest play ever written by Shakespeare — or anybody else for that matter. Hamlet is certainly great,… — Paul Scofield Copy Share Image
I've found that from my point of view, the Chen style contained many things that I knew on a fairly superficial level… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself. — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
I am not a Hindu, Nor a Muslim am II am this body, a playOf five elements a dramaOf the spirit dancing… — Kabir Copy Share Image
It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
You need to have one element about your outfit that is imperfect, that says you live in it and you're not letting… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
The critical factor of a problem is the element that has to be changed before anything else can be changed. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow. — Toru Takemitsu Copy Share Image
There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation - the key elements of hope - can block pain by releasing… — Jerome Groopman Copy Share Image
She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But a racer should not be afraid of rain;… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
To be a musician, especially a singer-songwriter - well, you don't do that if you have a thriving social life. You do… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element. And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth… — Frans Lanting Copy Share Image
The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every place will be revealed to a loving view… — Karl Jaspers Copy Share Image
If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck… — Rahul Dravid Copy Share Image
With health, everything is a source of pleasure; without it, nothing else, whatever it may be, is enjoyable...Healt h is by far… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we can't meet the demands of being a modern society. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that there are a lot of elements and events that will make you scared in life and make you not… — Daniel Breaker Copy Share Image
Keeping a Diary all my life helped me to discover some basic elements essential to the vitality of writing. — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Many of my poems try to use a comic element to reach a place that isn't comic at all. The comic element… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
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![“The situation they [journalists and Edward Snowden] were in was incredibly heightened. The stakes were high. There was a lot of pressure, a lot of tension, a lot of sense of claustrophobic, clandestine energy that I think was exhilarating for us to explore and recreate. We were fortunate to shoot…” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c50/zachary-quinto-4021_amount_the-situation-they-journalists-and-edwar_1121168.jpg)
![“The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically…” quote by George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eba/george-carlin-155_able_the-fact-that-i-didn-t-finish-school-lef_1584523.jpg)
