Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why… — Gavin Bryars Copy Share Image
Democracy is no easy form of government. Few nations have been able to sustain it. For it requires that we take the… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
I don't really need to appeal to some stockbroker, and I always sort of root for the underdog. I probably consider all… — Eric Bachmann Copy Share Image
I grew up as a fifth-generation Jew in the American South, at the confluence of two great storytelling traditions. After graduating from… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
Despite one or two minority appeals our society is not outraged at man's unremitting use of the animal world. Ecologists and environmentalists… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have… — Andrew Thomas Copy Share Image
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to… — Conor Cruise O'Brien Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people with obsessive qualities, and there's a positive and negative part to it. There's the appeal of… — Callum Keith Rennie Copy Share Image
The comics of course, help the movies, because all of the comic fans want to see the movies. And the most amazing… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The language of chemistry simply does not mesh with that of biology. Chemistry is about substances and how they react, whereas biology… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Lost' holds a very special place in people's hearts and I wouldn't presume to say that 'FlashForward' will replace 'Lost.' I think… — Sonya Walger Copy Share Image
Southeast Asia food uses many different types of spices which are quite new to me, like the curry leaves which I saw… — Joel Robuchon Copy Share Image
To a great extent, I still write for myself, write what amuses me. Fortunately, I have a quirky sort of strange sense… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
We're being sold a brand new idea of patriotism. It never occurred to me that patriotism had to be advertised. Patriotism is… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
We appeal, not to those who reject today in the name of a return to yesterday, not to those who are hopelessly… — Yevgeny Zamyatin Copy Share Image
There's always going to be somebody that you consider maybe more beautiful. But nine times out of ten here in L.A., that… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
All in all, I think that out of all musical genres, the world of metal is the most escapist one. Metal is… — Tuomas Holopainen Copy Share Image
Negative views of Pakistan expressed by prominent members of the global business community are taken more seriously by government functionaries than are… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump is going to appeal better to African Americans, Hispanics, and others than previous Republican candidates because he's talking about what… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
But have you ever seen one?…They shook their heads. "Not Physically, no. But if you look at this passage - " Man,… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make wild… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
We're talking a lot about bullying and harassment and abuse tonight, and I can freely say that at some point in the… — Rex Lee Copy Share Image
Appeal to all scholars of stupidity in the world. Come to Italy, this country has the highest rate of morons of the… — William C. Brown Copy Share Image
Our religion vulgarly stands on numbers of believers. Whenever the appeal is made--no matter how indirectly--to numbers, proclamation is then and there… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There has never been a humane communist regime. Marxism is inherently totalitarian. It recognizes no moral limits on the state. It’s the… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sends forth to you an earnest appeal. Open your doors to the missionaries. Open… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
After 16 months of teaching, consulting, fellowship, and special project activities on matters ranging from conservation to healthcare to international trade, Gov.… — David Minge Copy Share Image
Since Khomeini's death, the popular appeal of an Islamic state - and of fundamentalism - has surely dimmed. Thinkers still debate and… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
With 'Hostel II' I thought I had a very, very strong female audience so I'm going to make a movie that's going… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
And, clearly, part of what he's trying to do now, Donald Trump knows that he's getting killed with college educated white women.… — Michelle Goldberg Copy Share Image
Others first. Whatever your corporate mission, paint a clear and compelling picture that others can understand and embrace. State your mission in… — Tony Dungy Copy Share Image
Glass is the most magical of all materials. It transmits light in a special way...Im pleased that my art appeals to so… — Dale Chihuly Copy Share Image
Organic farming appealed to me because it involved searching for and discovering nature's pathways, as opposed to the formulaic approach of chemical… — Eliot Coleman Copy Share Image
Just the very thought of someone my age going to visit old girlfriends had instant appeal.Even women think, 'That would be interesting.'… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
Fiction doesn't appeal to me because it can describe physical appearances exhaustively or because it can offer access to the inner depths… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image