All the arts are based on the presence of man, only photography derives an advantage from his absence. Photography affects us like… — Andre Bazin Copy Share Image
The advantage of the incomprehensible is that it never loses its freshness. — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The general policy of the past has been to drive, but the era of force must give way to that of knowledge,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have become convinced that Hellenism as a culture represents not a static condition of uniform sublimity mysteriously achieved… — Eric A. Havelock Copy Share Image
Statistical projections which speak to the senses without fatiguing the mind, possess the advantage of fixing the attention on a great number… — Alexander von Humboldt Copy Share Image
It is to the real advantage of every producer, every manufacturer and every merchant to cooperate in the improvement of working conditions,… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
We must learn to do more with temptation than just bear it - we must learn to use it. The secret of… — Selwyn Hughes Copy Share Image
Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. — Confucius Copy Share Image
I do think it's important to be smiling and not make it all about business. You'll look back and regret it later,… — Nina Dobrev Copy Share Image
I think that there are changes that have occurred in technology that make is that more people can have the same level… — Jim Cramer Copy Share Image
These microscopic organisms form an entire world composed of species, families and varieties whose history, which has barely begun to be written,… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
In those days, we imagined ourselves as being kept in some kind of holding pen, waiting to be released into our lives.… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
Political parties often take advantage of denial and fear in a moment of change. This is a well understood phenomenon that often… — Graciela Chichilnisky Copy Share Image
It is said that great leaders are born, not made. The saying is true to this degree, that no man can persuade… — Bruce Barton Copy Share Image
Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It will of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will… — Edward Thorndike Copy Share Image
Being an NFL quarterback there's a lot of advantages that come with it. There are a lot of doors that open when… — Colin Kaepernick Copy Share Image
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
We have a rare chance to pursue a new path, a different, better future that delivers progress for both our peoples and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can't see any advantage to fame. I'm happy with the life I have now. I've got the same two friends I've… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
According to Buddhism, each person is a Buddha who has forgotten their original nature. If we in the pampered West, having grown… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
Since the Greeks the predominant attitude of thinkers towards intellectual activity was to glorify it insofar as (like aesthetic activity) it finds… — Julien Benda Copy Share Image
President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
