We invent mind-space inside our own heads as well as the heads of others ... we assume these 'spaces' without question. They… — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
If one assumes a humble attitude, one's own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American, and we work together as a family, so people… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
The common people feel themselves oppressed by the grasping of some, and their vanity is flattered by others. Fired with evil passions,… — Polybius Copy Share Image
Our approach to reality, our sense of reality, cannot assume that the text of nature, the book of life, is a cryptogram… — Peter Redgrove Copy Share Image
In the practice of art... it is necessary to keep a watchful and jealous eye over ourselves; idleness, assuming the specious disguise… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
I always assume that nothing that I make is going to be a success, that everything I make is going to be… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
Denis Healey refused to contribute an article to the 'Guardian' about his intentions, and was punished by the electorate - and then… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
When you write a piece of software you assume a certain type of hardware. If you assume hardware that's too powerful then… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Unfortunately there are too many examples of members of Congress and other elected officials using language, referring to your opponents in ways… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
You assume we are all sexually stable; while on the other hand, as I have become acquainted with people, I find that… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now… — Adam Braun Copy Share Image
One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful as a gift, is to not ever let anybody… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
With us the inner nature accords with the outer expectation. The body follows the mind, and the mind seeks the soul, which… — Sheri S. Tepper Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as too late. There are different roles for different ages, assuming an actress has something to offer. There… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
If things are ever to move upward, some one must take the first step, and assume the risk of it. No one… — William James Copy Share Image
The only industries that function well are the industries that take responsibility for training. The Japanese, you know, assume that when you… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat, Of habits devil, is angel yet… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The problem with every judgment of sexual behavior is that it is made by people who aren't being stimulated as they are… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
It’s time to put away our fairytales, all of them, and assume our responsibilities, the adult responsibilities that begin with adult knowledge.… — Lierre Keith Copy Share Image
Yet a personal God can become a grave liability. He can be a mere idol carved in our own image, a projection… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
We naturally assume that our mental structures are universal. But I suppose an outside biologist looking at us would see something very… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
Typing is an essential skill, but it can be painful. Some children just don't know where the letters are. Typing a three-page… — Susan Mitchell Copy Share Image
How difficult it is to exist, that we are athlete and artist. We have injuries. People don't see the hard side of… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I realized I wasn't going to find a man until I was willing to expose myself to possible harm, to assume the… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and… — James T. Conway Copy Share Image
It is hard to think of practical applications of the black hole. Because practical applications are so remote, many people assume we… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
The wisest is he that knows only that he knows nothing. God only knows. We mortals are only troubled with morbid little… — William Cowper Brann Copy Share Image
People assume that they perceive reality as it is, that our senses accurately record the outside world. Yet the science suggests that,… — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
One minute. You know nothing about him. He probably has his own joys and interests- wife, children, snug little home. That's where… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I have always had extraordinarily good relations with very conservative colleagues. And that's not because I agree with any of them or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Sometimes Dustfinger thought Basta’s constant fear of curses and sudden disaster probably arose from his terror of the darkness within himself, which… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
In high school, a teacher's friend in the police department asked me to go into a bar and flash a fake ID… — Betsy Brandt Copy Share Image
When you learn to take responsibility for yourselves, then you will start taking responsibility for the planet. The planet is being destroyed… — Leonard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for President in… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
