The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
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Our society is turning toward more and more needless consumption. It is a vicious circle that I compare to cancer . .… — Jacques Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
Stories have tangents; they open up and become different things. You can still have a structure, but you should leave room to… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Generally, that's what happens-a fundamental rotting of the idea. They woke up with the wrong idea. It's just like music: If you… — William Eggleston Copy Share Image
Once I have the finished sculpture, I’ll put it out on the street or in nature or somewhere where it interacts with… — Mark Jenkins Copy Share Image
She hissed, right there behind my ear, and I had the horrible idea she was spitting maggots into my hair. Why maggots… — C.E. Murphy Copy Share Image
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Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a… — Robert Brustein Copy Share Image
'Looper' is about what your 55-year-old self would tell your 25-year-old self over a cup of coffee. It's about finding love in… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
we are, in this country, more open to new ideas. But we are also, it seems to me, more inclined to hail… — Paula Fox Copy Share Image
How do you even begin to return to someone, much less convince them to do the same for you? I had no… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You must find a way to express your ideas and compel your audience to react through the idea itself, and then figuring… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
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The Human subject is the most important thing. My work is abstract in the sense of having been designed and composed, but… — Jacob Lawrence Copy Share Image
Hatsumi had a pretty good idea that Nagasawa was sleeping around, but she never complained to him. She was seriously in love… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
It is always good to know which ideas cannot be checked directly, but it is not necessary to remove them all. It… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
When a dish really hits a nerve with the American palate, it can really take off across the entire country, facilitated by… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
Fuzzy thinking is, after all, just one step above not thinking at all. But to take the ideas of serious transformational thinkers… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea… — Cody Horn Copy Share Image
The fundamental law of capitalism is: when workers have more money, businesses have more customers, and need more workers. The idea that… — Nick Hanauer Copy Share Image
I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive;… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
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