Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love.… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The… — Carter Burwell Copy Share Image
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one. What is most repellent in the System of Nature -… — Baron d'Holbach Copy Share Image
It is not the willingness to kill on the part of our soldiers which most concerns me. That is an inherent part… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Feeble and timid minds . . . consider the use of dilatory and ambiguous measures as the most admirable efforts of consummate prudence. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you,… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
“I enjoy doing housework, ironing, washing, cooking, dishwashing. Whenever I get one of those questionnaires and they ask what is your profession,… — Tasha Tudor Copy Share Image
An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Allow me to offer my congratulations on the truly admirable skill you have shown in keeping clear of the mark. Not to… — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it. — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Anwar Sadat once said that if you see a good person with admirable qualities, try to adapt those qualities to yourself, and… — Harry Hamlin Copy Share Image
Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his "comb" and "spare shirt," "leathern breeches" and "gauze cap to keep off gnats," with as… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me that's because of the reason… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So where does Stan fit in this equation?... We are told to meditate on scripture, even the hald that details the consequences… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
Stealing ideas from contemporaries is rude and tasteless. Stealing from the long dead is considered literary and admirable. The same is true… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
There is no better friendship booster than the ability to listen. The ability to show genuine interest in others is an admirable… — Phil Callaway Copy Share Image
Praying can make a difference, and it is up to all of us to try that, with faith, and see if it… — Michael Enzi Copy Share Image
Darwin was not afraid to look deeply into the void. His bold view can be seen as either noble and pessimistic or… — Primo Levi Copy Share Image
An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is… — Jasmine Guy Copy Share Image
A party is a slightly artificial event where one learns the rudiments of human behavior at its most admirable: speaking when spoken… — Phyllis Grissim-Theroux Copy Share Image
What is admirable about the fantastic is that there is no longer anything fantastic: there is only the real. — Andre Breton Copy Share Image
