I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the… — Gary Ackerman Copy Share Image
At the time I was growing up, literature was involved with the so-called confessional poets. And I was not interested in that.… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
A lot of people have a different perspective on this but my personal view is that while things have become more professional… — Mithali Raj Copy Share Image
If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a… — Simon Conway Morris Copy Share Image
“Our relation, all round, exists--it's a reality, and a very good one; we're mixed up, so to speak, and it's too late… — Henry James Copy Share Image
Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Satisfying as that 'Cabaret' role was, it is not the only thing I do. But Hollywood is somewhat limited in its perspective… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
The liberation of Iraq, which is already hard to justify from the perspective of American interests, at least had the virtue of… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
I love to write, so I think writing would be the next natural step. And if I'm making something that I'm writing,… — Cameron Monaghan Copy Share Image
I have learned that much of my spiritual progress does not come directly from God, but through my ability to humble myself… — Francis Frangipane Copy Share Image
It's never too late to think big. Widen your horizons. Look beyond your normal limits. See things in a larger picture. Consider… — Paul Bourget Copy Share Image
Teaching and editing have helped me enormously, and brought wonderful people into my life. When I see an author I'm editing struggling… — Hannah Tinti Copy Share Image
From its aptly noirish title on, Martin Preib's The Wagon has rightness of authenticity about it. From the perspective of a cop… — Stuart Dybek Copy Share Image
As I get older, the things that I want are starting to make more sense. Being able to travel makes me happy,… — Jacqueline MacInnes Wood Copy Share Image
“In order for a field or discipline to progress and mature, it needs to reach a point where it can thoughtfully reflect… — Gene Kim Copy Share Image
A contact with an extraterrestrial civilization is the greatest challenge for mankind in the Third Millennium. We would finally realize that we… — Michael Hesemann Copy Share Image
Feast, n. A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Whenever a man enters the realm of prostitutes he's always regarded as a possible customer. If you enter as a woman, you're… — Michael Glawogger Copy Share Image
One of the ways that our faith expresses itself is by our ability to be still, to be present, and not to… — Tim Hansel Copy Share Image
I always try to keep a positive perspective on what's valuable and the importance of restricting that immediate gratification and, most importantly,… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love,… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
As a leader, you sit at a different level of perspective from your team, either with line of sight higher and across… — Chris Fussell Copy Share Image
“Being privileged doesn't mean that you are always wrong and people without privilege are always right. It means that there is a… — Ijeoma Oluo Copy Share Image
I used to read science fiction a lot, and I still like science fiction when it is a model of how we… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
The female perspective is what I relate to and I understand it. I find it fascinating. I like to see women in… — Denise Di Novi Copy Share Image
If you refuse to study anatomy, the arts of drawing and perspective, the mathematics of aesthetics, and the science of color, let… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
'Pumped Up Kicks' is written from the perspective like Truman Capote wrote 'In Cold Blood' or Dostoevsky wrote 'Crime & Punishment.' It's… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We're used to seeing fantasy explored from a male perspective, and the way men might see sex, have sex, want sex and… — Tasha Smith Copy Share Image
I e-mail or phone my best girlfriend daily. Having people who know you well helps you stay grounded and gives perspective to… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
I think writing for anybody helps you order your life. It helps you arrange your emotions and your thoughts and it helps… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
“We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Work hard and find stories you want to tell from your heart. The great thing for women is that there are so… — Sanna Lenken Copy Share Image
People meditate themselves because they are just trying to feel better, and transcendental meditation is a natural mental technique that you can… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
Other people's perspective, just seeing the sexy image, might be that I take my sexuality very seriously. But I really don't. I… — Carmen Electra Copy Share Image
Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung… — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
“With improved historical records, and easier access to them, we actually have better reasons for hating one another, for anger and violence… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
I think that all things are spirit and are derived from spirit. When you look at life from that perspective, it takes… — James Van Praagh Copy Share Image
Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point… — Jeffrey Wright Copy Share Image
