[Proverbs] are short sayings made out of long experience.

It appears to me that one great cause of our difference in opinion on subjects which we often discuss is that you have always…

— David Ricardo

Only within yourself exists the other reality for which you long. I can give you nothing that has not already its being within yourself.…

— Hermann Hesse

I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return.

— Brad Schneider

Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,…

— Ishmael Reed

Contradictory precepts that have guided me for as long as I can remember: 1: I will live forever. 2: I will die tomorrow.

— Howard Gardner

Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy…

— Naomi Klein

The real world out there isn't nearly as nice as some people prefer it to be, so don't swallow everything your high-born teachers tell…

— Anonymous

As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls…

— Margaret Cho

[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could,…

— Pico Iyer

I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our…

— Brian Reade

Long before the 2016 presidential campaign, confidential sources had alerted me to longstanding misuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court system and the erosion…

— Sharyl Attkisson

History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their…

— Angela Merkel

From as long as I can remember, I was always fond of drawing.

— St. Lucia

I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested…

— Laura van den Berg

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

— Sophocles