Personally speaking, growing up as a gay man before it was as socially acceptable as it is now, I knew what it… — John Logan Copy Share Image
Lift up your hearts to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in company; the least little remembrance will… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
The real essence of any marriage that has struggled, however unsuccessfully, towards happiness, lies in the growth of a wordless understanding that… — Wallis Simpson Copy Share Image
As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house,… — Dale T. Mortensen Copy Share Image
What makes the theory of relativity so acceptable to physicists in spite of its going against the principle of simplicity is its… — Paul Dirac Copy Share Image
it's no longer socially acceptable to make bigoted statements and racist remarks. Some people are having an awful time with that: 'I… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Aspects that we consider normal today could very well be repugnant in the future - eating animals, for one thing, or abundant… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
Folks, Brian Williams isn't the exception. He's exactly what they've taught us to expect from them all. It's not journalism any more… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
Let me demonstrate. When you greet a friend this is the duration of the kiss that's acceptable. "Hi, good to see you… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
People say that I'm a tree hugger, but I do a lot more than hug trees. I like having my drinking water… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Some authors have what amounts to a metaphysical approach. They admit to inspiration. Sudden and unaccountable urgencies to writecatapult them out of… — Fannie Hurst Copy Share Image
I think now that is the nature of hymns-they make us want to repeat them...they are a part of any service, and… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Many companies are disappointing the citizens of this world by manipulating labor rates, putting horse meat instead of beef out there, or… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Or why it is acceptable to train fast runners and high jumpers but not to breed them. I can think of some… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
If I create with my heart almost all my intentions remain. If it is with the head - almost nothing. An artist… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
Error is not just acceptable, it is necessary for the continuation of life, provided it is not too great. A large error… — Jacques Lecoq Copy Share Image
Our lives laid down in war and peace may not Be found acceptable in Heaven's sight. And that they may be is… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
There are certain ways of being that people don't find acceptable or very pleasant in regular life, but you go out on… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Human beings should only use technology which if the worst case happens, it leads to an acceptable damage. Definitely nuclear energy is… — Hans-Peter Durr Copy Share Image
Calling Michelle 'Obama Barack's baby mama?' Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren't the only targets. Fox's pattern of race-baiting… — Nas Copy Share Image
Parents' tolerance of violence is so different to their tolerance of sexuality. If violence is involved in the sexuality it's somehow perceived… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
It's just like calling homosexuals 'gays.' Gay means happy! You know, it's just to try to dilute it so that it becomes… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I think it was a possibility, I think we're all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
Wool, cotton, and the odd bits of silk and cashmere are the only acceptable materials for Prep clothes. They look better. They… — Lisa Birnbach Copy Share Image
I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But… — Anita Brookner Copy Share Image
We have lost faith in ourselves. Therefore to preach the Advaita aspect of the Vedanta is necessary to rouse up the hearts… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint without colors or instruments, or build without materials, as perform any… — Joseph Alleine Copy Share Image
All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too… — Laurence Housman Copy Share Image
Call-and-response style, yes, exactly. So whenever different groups get together then there has to be this long period of negotiation. How will… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
For the church to say that abortion is not acceptable for a Catholic is fine. To say directly or indirectly that on… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation… — Rose George Copy Share Image
Prayer is never an acceptable substitute for obedience. The sovereign Lord accepts no offering from His creatures that is not accompanied by… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you… — Celia Green Copy Share Image
Word and worship belong indissolubly to each other. All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because… — John Stott Copy Share Image
