There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by all mankind, of all ages and sects and… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
It cannot remain unmentioned that so many poorly equipped boys, and boys who have no talent at all for music, have been… — Johann Sebastian Bach Copy Share Image
Comics play a trite but lusty tune on the C natural keys of human nature. They rouse the most primitive, but also… — William Moulton Marston Copy Share Image
As we began working toward the finale of 'Lost,' I knew there was no possible ending that was going to be universally… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
It is one thing, then, to say, "The Bible contains the religion revealed by God ," and quite another to say, "Whatever… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
Ever since Pele's extraordinary talents blessed the world of football, black footballers have been accepted in the pantheon of the greats. But… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
You shouldn't have asked," I said. "Love doesn't ask many questions, because if we stop to think we become fearful. It's an… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
What beauty brings is huge. It brings great privilege, great power and potential to do many things. If you are beautiful, doors… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
Once the idea of a supernaturalistic creation is fully overcome, the idea returns that the universe must be self-organizing and therefore composed… — David Ray Griffin Copy Share Image
What a mystery blood was -- how did a tiny gesture, a tome of voice, endure through generations like the harder verities… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I'm learning to accept everything that I am. I've accepted that I'm not going to be a stick-thin-model kind of girl. When… — Mandy Moore Copy Share Image
But I have to tell you, I get it all day, every day, I'm not sexy enough, or I'm not cool enough,… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
I insist that they do what they became actors to do. I want them to create something and not just hit marks… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
People have judged you; you have accepted their idea without any scrutiny. And you are suffering from all kinds of people's judgments,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
We are inclined to confuse freedom and democracy, which we regard as moral principles, with the way in which they are practiced… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity.… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
Those who go on telling you to amend your nature and improve upon yourself are very dangerous people. They are one of… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The early Christians' opponents all accepted that Jesus existed, taught, had disciples, worked miracles, and was put to death on a Roman… — Graham Stanton Copy Share Image
The life and ventures of Mickey Mouse have been closely bound up with my own personal and professional life. It is understandable… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
The accepted ideas of any period are singularly those that serve the dominant economic interest...What economists believe and teach, whether in the… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
When I was getting close to being accepted for pilot training, I was allowed to get in a jet airplane. I sat… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
When you see such photos, you can't help but wonder at just how sweet and sad and innocent all moments of life… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings,… — Lee Krasner Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite photos from the old days are of people who maybe didn't know how to smile. Maybe smiling in… — Ransom Riggs Copy Share Image
Some people think that writers are innately solitary and that there's a kind of romance to that solitariness. I tend to think… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Not a single one of the doctrines of Marx has ever been accepted by any economist or any philosopher. But what of… — Thomas Nixon Carver Copy Share Image
Of all the universal lies she accepted unquestioningly, the happy ending was the most absurd. The hero and heroine lived happily ever… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
Authority can mean different things to different people. For example, some document or other may be authoritative for particular group even though… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
I don't really know how accepted I am. Nothing ever matters to me apart from the people with negative opinions. That's literally… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
It's funny how, even long after you've accepted the grief of losing someone you love and truly have gotten on with your… — Mary Higgins Clark Copy Share Image
What happens when we're willing to feel bad is that, sure enough, we often feel bad - but without the stress of… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
France, like every other Western country except the United States, has long accepted the principle that comprehensive health care is the right… — Suzanne Massie Copy Share Image
I don't think enough people have accepted that the machines have already taken over. They are patiently waiting for us to catch… — Brad Feld Copy Share Image
We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
