Principles without programs are platitudes.

The writer who aims at producing the platitudes which are "not for an age, but for all time" has his reward in being unreadable…

— George Bernard Shaw

I was the Chair of the WIFF Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Women In Film. The foundation runs the several programs including…

— Sharon Lawrence

Quality afterschool programs provide safe, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills.

— Debbie Stabenow

Obama behaves like a centrist who leans tentatively left on certain social programs but boldly right on military force and civil liberties.

— David K. Shipler

Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.

— Bill Joy

In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there's no patience for the long, slow rebuilding…

— Dan Hill

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the world-old, world-wide religio of amulets and holy places and priestcraft. Protestantism,in its corresponding decay, becomes a vague…

— C. S. Lewis

My platitudes don't hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. My real stories are all out of date. So what…

— Sara Gruen

The idea of Macbeth as a conscience-torm ented man is a platitude as false as Macbeth himself. Macbeth has no conscience. His main concern…

— Mary McCarthy

“The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating demands of…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Truth is rhythmical: if it implies stasis, it is platitude. Truth is syncopated: if it supplies all the terms, there is one term too…

— Robert Grudin

Those who misrepresent the normal experiences of life, who decry being controversial, who shun risk, are the enemies of the American way of life,…

— Henry Wriston

Everyone suffers; life is pain; and death is the final punctuation at the end of that sentence, so deal with it. I really think…

— Sufjan Stevens

Christie led the way - with a bulldozer. The governor is blunt, brash, and self-consciously authentic, the antithesis to what turns off today's voters:…

— Ron Fournier

Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and…

— Vera Nazarian