And strangely enoughthe only emotion I ever feel, is what the beaver must feel, as he bears each stick to his hidden… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
I have undertaken, you see, to write not only my life, but my opinions also; hoping and expecting that your knowledge of… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. And… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Children long to know that they are lovable. And there are ways that technology can help with that. But ultimately it's their… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
I’m always looking to top the last match, I’m always looking to entertain the fans and steal the show. Before I always… — Gail Kim Copy Share Image
I believe, that empirically informed approaches to the question have issued in more illuminating answers than the old armchair approaches. But I… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
And some people say Jesus wasn't Jewish. Of COURSE he was Jewish! 30 years old, single, lives with his parents, come on!… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Perhaps a great love is never returned. Had it been given warmth and shelter by its counterpart in the Other, perhaps it… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a… — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Copy Share Image
We need more than individual value systems; we need a shared vision. A nation is held together by shared values, shared beliefs,… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Renovating temples does not mean building great gate towers or receptacles for offerings. What we should focus on is the regular conduct… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Of all forms of government and society, those of free men and women are in many respects the most brittle. They give… — Dorothy Thompson Copy Share Image
Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice.… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Improvisation, the main thing is it teaches you to be in the moment and present in the moment and be reactive and… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
We are just interested in dealing with the people were paying every day. We know federal law allows them to vote in… — David Neeleman Copy Share Image
Give me the old familiar walk, postoffice and all, with this ever new self, with this infinite expectation and faith, which does… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Dena had always been a loner. She did not feel connected to anything. Or anybody. She felt as if everybody else had… — Fannie Flagg Copy Share Image
When God tells us to give extravagantly, we can trust Him to do the same in our lives. And this is really… — David Platt Copy Share Image
When you're dying, you're liberated to do what you want to do. You give yourself permission. I think everyone's experience with a… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
In the face of events that threaten to overwhelm our lives, storytelling gives us a way of reclaiming ourselves and reaffirming our… — Victoria Alexander Copy Share Image
Man is either governed by his own laws - freedom - or the laws of another - slavery. Are you willing to… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I'll go to a city, a school, and give a lecture because I can feel someone there. I inwardly see first their… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Many persons erroneously suppose that an author has always on hand an unlimited number of her own books; or that the publisher… — Eliza Leslie Copy Share Image
Poems give us permission to be unsure, in ways we must be if we are ever to learn anything not already known.… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
The instant she saw the letter she squinted her eyes and bent her lips in a tough tiny smile that advanced her… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
It is hard to know when we have done enough for the Atonement to change our natures and so qualify us for… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I love rainy and bad-weather days because this type of weather gives me a mental advantage, especially when I'm fishing in a… — Gary A. Klein Copy Share Image
It happens all the time in heaven, And some day It will begin to happen Again on earth - That men and… — Hafez Copy Share Image
We all experience it. Those moments when we gasp and say, Oh, look at that. Maybe it's nothing more than the way… — Joel Meyerowitz Copy Share Image
The good thing about poverty is it keeps you from getting in trouble because if you can't afford drugs, people will stop… — Tommy Chong Copy Share Image
The Romans had, like other Pagan nations, a nature festival, called by them Saturnalia, and the Northern peoples had Yule; both celebrated… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Liberty may be an uncomfortable blessing unless you know what to do with it. That is why so many freed slaves returned… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies. The law of contrasts is… — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation… — Badshah Copy Share Image
I know we can each do something, however small that act may seem to be. We can pay an honest tithe and… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
