Seas of blood have been shed for the sake of patriotism. One would expect the harm and irrationality of patriotism to be… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The secret message communicated to most young people today by the society around them is that they are not needed, that the… — Alvin Toffler Copy Share Image
I discovered a long time ago that writing of the small things of the day, the trivial matters of the heart, the… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Vulgarized knowledge characteristically gives birth to a feeling that everything is understandable and explained. It is like a system of bridges built… — Czeslaw Milosz Copy Share Image
I want to see my party achieve victory based on what we have to offer this country and our ability to offer… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Not only do I disbelieve in the need for compensation, but I believe that the seeking for rewards and punishments out of… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
The whole machinery of our intelligence, our general ideas and laws, fixed and external objects, principles, persons, and gods, are so many… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
In fact when you combine stem cell technology with the technology known as tissue engineering you can actually grow up entire organs,… — Robert Lanza Copy Share Image
People will then often say, 'But surely it's better to remain an Agnostic just in case?' This, to me, suggests such a… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood,… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
A mind unwilling to believe or even undesirous to be instructed, our weightiest evidence must ever fail to impress. It will insist… — F. C. S. Schiller Copy Share Image
I’m aware of the- the fact that people elsewhere in the world think differently from us. I can sort of see us,… — Edmund Morris Copy Share Image
For most of my writing life, I've refused to allow myself to believe that writing was a significant form of action. I… — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
Each human being is unique, each with their own qualities, instincts, forms of pleasure, and desire for adventure. However, society always imposes… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Regardless of the advertising campaigns may tell us, we can't have it all. Sacrifice is not an option, or an anachronism; it's… — Tana French Copy Share Image
Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
Each night the black sky and the bright stars were my stunning companions; occasionally Id see their beauty and solemnity so plainly… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
The naturalist worldview is a good way to feel grounded and feel part of something that isn't based on fairy tales. It's… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The chief obstacle to success lies in the stubborn fact that if the favorable prospects of a concern are clearly apparent they… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
You see, I'm a mighty proud gal and I can't for the life of me, find any valid reason why anyone should… — Fredi Washington Copy Share Image
Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. We are not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs or replace… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Now I feel off the grid. I feel that I am not part of the culture. And because I don't have a… — Vincent Kartheiser Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
The neo-conservative critics of leftist critics of mass culture ridicule the protest against Bach as background music in the kitchen, against Plato… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
