When I get an idea for a book, something appeals to me, it's usually a character. I'll see a picture of a… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Our country is the world, our countrymen are all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
I think that all human systems require continuous renewal. They rigidify. They get stuff in the joints. They forget what they cared… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength,… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
Being told about the effects of climate change is an appeal to our reason and to our desire to bring about change.… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter.… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
I know it's not strictly sex that accounts for my straying the motive usually attributed to men. I think it's just too… — Elisabeth Eaves Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is, Obama and the Democrats did a number on Mitt Romney's reputation and his character and his… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I appeal from your customs. I must be myself. I cannot break myself anylonger for you, or you. If you can love… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason because it rejects the Divine voice… — Henry Edward Manning Copy Share Image
Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. In no other sport are so many available and studied so assiduously by participants and fans.… — Leonard Koppett Copy Share Image
I think it's one thing if you are turning out dozens or even a hundred stories a year, you've got to have… — Michael Uslan Copy Share Image
I looked at enough of American Idol in the first weeks, and they're all about humiliation. I listen to Rush Limbaugh because… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
On the whole, my family had always adopted a reserved attitude toward Zionism; my great-uncle Edmond had acted on his own in… — Guy de Rothschild Copy Share Image
There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
“That which is not slightly distorted lacks sensible appeal: from which it follows that irregularity - that is to say, the unexpected,… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
The whole hardware industry has experienced the phenomenon in which every time computers get cheaper, they appeal to a new set of… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal… — Alice Duer Miller Copy Share Image
A little-known company with a realistic framework that appeals to entrepreneurial employees is going to be more attractive than a famous company… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Jeff Kinney is tall and has a great smile, but don't be fooled, he's as slick as they come. A real player.… — Rachael Harris Copy Share Image
For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
Does one scent appeal more than another? Do you prefer this flavor, or that feeling? Is your practice sacred and your work… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way… — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
His voice was low and rough … “What about you? Do you like bad boys?” “There’s definitely appeal,” she breathed. “Good,” He… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
I want the people making this music to stick to what they know in terms of ensuring that they remain true to… — Jlin Copy Share Image
I do want to make a special appeal to women movie stars to, I think, have a special responsibility these days to… — Joe Eszterhas Copy Share Image
I use the term bar-room to represent every means for the sale and traffic in liquor, and I earnestly appeal to the… — Thomas Jordan Jarvis Copy Share Image
The message of some churches today seems to be, "Only sing if it appeals to your sense of style, or your demographic."… — Keith Getty Copy Share Image
Our aim is to appeal to reason. … Prayer is not one of our remedies; it depends on what one is praying… — Carter G. Woodson Copy Share Image
Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to… — George Steinbrenner Copy Share Image
Some argue that our success is short-lived and temporary. So, we now need to make efforts to constantly expand the player base… — Satoru Iwata Copy Share Image
When we call something unfair or indecent or unconscionable or evil, when we speak of mercy and pity and compassion, those words… — Matthew Scully Copy Share Image
We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity. The appeal of literature is that it is so thoroughly… — M. H. Abrams Copy Share Image
…It’s like a spiral: They keep making everything more basic so it will appeal to everyone. And gradually, everyone gets used to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
I enjoy directing, but I really like acting more. The idea of controlling the whole thing is not something that really appeals… — Stacy Keach Copy Share Image
The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
