People have learned by bitter experience that the "European fraternal union of peoples" cannot be achieved by mere phrases and pious wishes,… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
It is indeed a singular thing that people wish to pass laws to nullify the disagreeable consequences that the law of responsibility… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I wish I could have a little tape-and-loudspeaker arrangement sewn into the binding of this magazine, to be triggered off by the… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
many rules could be made for the giving of orders. Don't preach when you give orders. Don't discuss matters already settled unless… — Mary Parker Follett Copy Share Image
He who has annexed them [some principalities], if he wishes to hold them, has only to bear in mind two considerations: the… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The single biggest barrier to effective leadership is, in my view, the leadership industry itself. Instead of telling people the skills and… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played a role… — James Appathurai Copy Share Image
I wish more of the web had stayed nonprofit. But the advertising model took over and I think has delivered us to… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
The parent must not give in to his desire to try to create the child he would like to have, but rather… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
I have the challenges sort of already there and as a consequence my companions feel a considerable desire to do this, too,… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
I have made some headway in addressing these questions, however, and succeeded in explaining how it is that the category of knowledge… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
Depression and hopelessness are not the only reasons terminally ill patients wish to end their lives. Many individuals see nothing undignified about… — Jacob M. Appel Copy Share Image
One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh come now - be realistic.' The best parts of this world were… — Richard Nelson Bolles Copy Share Image
Thus play I in one person many people, And none contented: sometimes am I king; Then treasons make me wish myself a… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I wish I were one of those terribly clever people who, when they write their autobiographies, always say, when I was fifteen… — George Seaton Copy Share Image
As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: 'You were voted the world's… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
There is one characteristic of the present direction of public opinion, peculiarly calculated to make it intolerant of any marked demonstration of… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
When I was writing about the Republican primaries, it was as though the Bible was a black box that people reached into… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
If moral statements are about something, then the universe is not quite as science suggests it is, since physical theories, having said… — David Berlinski Copy Share Image
I have an identity crisis which is not resolved because I'm a dual citizen. My whole family is American, and I was… — Emily Haines Copy Share Image
I wish I'd walked out of 'The Tourist' with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. I said to the missus after two minutes,… — Andrew Flintoff Copy Share Image
I tried carrying the weight of the world But I only have two hands I hope I get the chance to travel… — Mars Mavis Paul John Copy Share Image
I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Charles Darwin [is my personal favorite Fellow of the Royal Society]. I suppose as a physical scientist I ought to have chosen… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Do you know who the upright of heart are? They are those who wish what God wishes. Therefore, do not try to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
“I look out into the water and up deep into the stars. I beg the sparkling lanterns of light to cure me… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
... skepticism about past returns is crucial. The truth is, much as you may wish you could know which funds will be… — Bethany McLean Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask questions that they don't want to answer themselves, and if we're honest about the intimacy that we… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
I did try to come back and listen You never it..I didn't wish it But I did hear every answer ever question… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ. But it is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Artists and religionists are never far apart, they go to the sources of revelation for what they choose to experience and what… — Georgia O'Keeffe Copy Share Image
We have been taught to wish for it, but the wish to be understood may be our most vengeful demand, may be… — Adam Phillips Copy Share Image
After you married, Crispin, she said, my heart was broken. I will not deny it. But I did not slip into a… — Mary Balogh Copy Share Image
I tend to avoid things like award shows and panels and interviews, not remotely because I feel I'm above them or wish… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
In racing marathons, one does not see the dropouts make fun of those who continue; failed runners actually cheer on those who… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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