Most of the famous love affairs of literature or film were quite short. What was 'Romeo & Juliet'? How long were they… — Jesse Harris Copy Share Image
The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have… — James Anthony Froude Copy Share Image
My father is an economist who specialized in foreign food policy, and my mother worked for AID, a branch of the State… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
Conscious experience as such is an exclusively internal affair: Once all functional properties of your brain are fixed, the character of subjective… — Thomas Metzinger Copy Share Image
As one gets older, one can get tired. But only when your heart gives out does your strength give in. For me,… — Joe Bastardi Copy Share Image
A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
To me, women's lib was mainly a white, upper-middle class affair of little use to a reservation Indian woman. — Mary Brave Bird Copy Share Image
I have withdrawn not only from men, but from affairs, especially my own affairs; I am working for later generations, writing down… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
The time will come when diligent research over periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden...Many discoveries are reserved for… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Almost all human affairs are tedious. Everything is too long. Visits, dinners, concerts, plays, speeches, pleadings, essays, sermons, are too long. Pleasure… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
There can be - there ought to be - no medium course; a love-affair is either sober earnest or contemptible folly, if… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik Copy Share Image
I still couldn’t stop the sick feeling rising in my stomach. “This could be a disaster.” “How? If anyone even finds it—and… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Theodore Roosevelt is among the most captivating of presidents in our time, but his administration is often underestimated. Roosevelt's successes in domestic… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
When I say I believe in a square deal i do not mean to give every man the best hand. If the… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Anarchism is grounded in a rather definite social-psychological hypothesis: that forceful, graceful and intelligent behaviour occurs only when there is an uncoerced… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
Archbishop Milingo is a good Bishop and his contention that there are satanists in Rome is completely correct. Anybody who is acquainted… — Malachi Martin Copy Share Image
In youth it is the outward aspect of things that most engages us; while in age, thought or reflection is the predominating… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
At first, when an idea, a poem, or the desire to write takes hold of you, work is a pleasure, a delight,… — Natalie Clifford Barney Copy Share Image
All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of death, the death which is inevitable and common to all beings, and the death which is voluntary… — Abdelkader El Djezairi Copy Share Image
Jesus does not respond to our worry-filled way of living by saying that we should not be so busy with worldly affairs.… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
My love affair with (him) had a wonderful element of romance to it, which I will always cherish. But it was not… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The study of letters is the study of the operation of human force, of human freedom and activity; the study of nature… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr Copy Share Image
In social affairs, I'm an optimist. I really do believe that our military- industrial civilization will soon collapse. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
When the church takes affairs of the state more seriously than they do Jesus, Pax Romana becomes its gospel and the president… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The Gulf States are extraordinarily suspicious of Iran for good reason. They view Iran as meddling in their affairs. They have seen… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The average American never loses his sleep about affairs which relate to his society and to our whole country. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
You knew he was married with 2 kids but you still had an affair with him…..how can you be such a homewrecking… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My husband ran off with his secretary. His male secretary. the only passion I have lately seems to center around buying a… — Kristin Hannah Copy Share Image
I've never had my heart broken. It's a very sad state of affairs. I think everybody should have their heart broken. I… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
The overwhelming majority of social scientists were irreligious or even anti-religious. This led them to believe that religion was a disappearing and… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
“It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn't know… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
Drinking can not be sacramentalised except in religions which set no store on decorum. The worship of Dionysos or the Celtic god… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I think reality television, unless it's inspirational, which it very rarely is, I think it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing state of affairs that… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
Dogmas of every kind put assertion in the place of reason and give rise to more contention, bitterness, and want of charity… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
I would try to write my own story about some East Coast suburbanite having an affair or something like that. So I… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share Image