[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Remember that even if you were to live for three thousand years, or thirty thousand, you could not lose any other life… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
She glanced up at him, and in that moment he pulled his wet shirt over his head. She forced her mind blank.… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Barack Obamas official nomination as the Democratic Partys standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
Writing a book about Jeremy Corbyn, set out with two objectives. The first was simple: to explain how he became the leader… — Alex Nunns Copy Share Image
“Each time I say good-bye to a place I like, I feel like I am leaving a part of me behind. I… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln did speak about keeping the man before the dollar, but he was talking at that moment about slavery, and referring… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
When an actor is in the moment, he or she is engaged in listening for the next right thing creatively. When a… — Julia Margaret Cameron Copy Share Image
There's a kind of luck that's not much more than being in the right place at the right time, a kind of… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
In the moment when you make the least petition to God, though it be but a silent wish that he may approve… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Many boys, probably most boys, have a first love before they fall in love with a woman. It begins the moment two… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
Thus Aragorn for the first time in the full light of day beheld Éowyn, Lady of Rohan, and thought her fair, fair… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...wrote Lawrence Block. "Someone once told me that fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both start out at the… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
I can go back to my very first movie, Thirteen, and think about that exact moment when I saw Nikki Reed and… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
But, look; it also exists for acts that are really established. It's not always a guarantee that you're going to do something… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
So in the end, was it worth it? Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last day… — George Jung Copy Share Image
I loved Latin -- the grammar, the difficult tenses, the history -- but for some reason I was very bad at it,… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
Whatever fighting words you hear from the bargaining table, the reality is that with the new TV contract about to take effect… — Leigh Steinberg Copy Share Image
What I'm talking about is pre-suasion, directing their minds to the moment before they experience the content. There's this interesting study. A… — Robert Cialdini Copy Share Image
My mom had bought this camera to take classes herself and I remember working with her on it, understanding how the stop-motion… — Jeff Vespa Copy Share Image
To love anyone is to hope in him for always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit… — Charles de Foucauld Copy Share Image
The vexing thing about human behavior is that when we say we know we should do something, we really and truly do… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
The toughest part of the whole damn sport is the X Factor. To me, the X factor is your soul. It's your… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The Talmud tells a story about a great Rabbi who is dying, he has become a goses, but he cannot die because… — Jonathan Rosen Copy Share Image
But we are not interested in death at all: rather, we escape the facts, we are continuously escaping the facts. Death is… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take.… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
As Sokrates tells it, your story begins the moment Eros enters you. That incursion is the biggest risk of your life. How… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
I should have kissed more than your hand...thought I'd have more time," he whispered between liquid, panting breaths. "...too late now." I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Rehv swooped down with his long arms and gathered her up against him, tucking her with vital care to his chest. Ducking… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
That's the dream scenario: when people approach these stressful situations not focused on that concrete outcome but just focused on being there… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
A performer may be taken in by his own act, convinced at the moment that the impression of reality which he fosters… — Erving Goffman Copy Share Image
And for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The time has come to get clear about who you are and what you choose. There must come moments in every person's… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
God leads us step by step, from event to event. Only afterward, as we look back over the way we have come… — Paul Tournier Copy Share Image
The time in between my clapping is ma. If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it's just… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
The moment I realized God existed, I knew that I could not do othewise than to live for Him Alone...Faith strips the… — Charles de Foucauld Copy Share Image
Thank you. (Nykyrian) For what? (Kiara) For giving me a life worth living. I know I’m not worth it, and that I… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I feel like there's a moment, in every young girl's life, whether it happens with your family, or a tragedy or death… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
No man is much regarded by the rest of the world. He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image