Dialectical thought understands the critical tension between "is" and "ought" first as an ontological condition, pertaining to the structure of Being itself.… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
Nom de Plume uses the device of the pseudonym to unite the likes of Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, Fernando Pessoa, and Patricia… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
Students using astrophysical textbooks remain essentially ignorant of even the existence of plasma concepts, despite the fact that some of them have… — Hannes Alfven Copy Share Image
The point of my stories was not to defeat Trump. The point was to tell readers the facts about this man running… — David Fahrenthold Copy Share Image
What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
I will, in fact, claim that the difference between a bad programmer and a good one is whether he considers his code… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The fact remains that we're running a presidential campaign. And we're doing that through appearances like today, fund-raisers like today, where Donald… — Kellyanne Conway Copy Share Image
He took each fact as it came and let it slip painlessly into the back of his mind, thinking, Okay, okay, I'll… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
Another interesting field, which is my own, is cofactors, not only to the disease but also to transmission. I am still puzzled… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
The father-son thing, that's a separate thing. This film [Forsaken] was not about that. This was a film about two actors wanting… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says:… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Needless to say, the fact that he actually spoke to me at all practically caused me to pass out. And then the… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
In our wildest aberrations we dream of an equilibrium we have left behind and which we naively expect to find at the… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
The time has come for writers to become inaccessible again. The reason is not some kind of 'mystique' that makes people curious… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share Image
This same economic system, based on short-term growth and endless profits is also the reason for pretty much everything else that is… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
In fact, for a period stretching over seven hundred years, the international language of science was Arabic. For this was the language… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
Never forget, Americans, that yours is a spiritual country. Yes, I know you're a practical people. Like others, I've marveled at your… — Carlos P. Romulo Copy Share Image
The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
A law of nature is not a formula drawn up by a legislator, but a mere summary of the observed facts —… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Christianity has a built-in defense system: anything that questions a belief, no matter how logical the argument is, is the work of… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
In real life, you can't get a job as an executive unless you have the educational background and the opportunity. Now the… — Dorian Corey Copy Share Image
I do agree that the science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put American's economy at jeopardy based… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Theologians will protest that the story of Abraham sacrificing Issac should not be taken as literal fact. And the appropriate response is… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Literature offers us all, writers and readers, the best method of discovering and retelling the changing story of ourselves. The story is… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Let's start with the black glove. We felt it necessary being the fact that the Olympic Games, for the first time ever… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
If you want a simple model for predicting the unemployment rate in the United States over the next few years, here it… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Football is a game for trained apes. That, in fact, is what most of the players are -- retarded gorillas wearing helmets… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We get caught. How? Not by what we give but by what we expect. We get misery in return for our love:… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Agape means recognition of the fact that all life is interrelated. All humanity is involved in a single process, and all men… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
I want to collaborate with Amy [Winehouse] because she's really hot and cool right now. I know one song Rehab was very… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
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Science ... warns me to be careful how I adopt a view which jumps with my preconceptions, and to require stronger evidence… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
Facts are certainly the solid and true foundation of all sectors of nature study ... Reasoning must never find itself contradicting definite… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I remember on page one of The New York Times the article about Fred Leuchter. The heading was "Can Capital Punishment Be… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of.… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
It's not going to do anything. And it really is disappointing because the president has an opportunity here to work with organizations… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
As you go through life's rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren't fit to shine your shoes. It's a… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image