The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
The main message of 'Smarter Than You Think' is an attempt to look at the productively new and interesting ways that we… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
We shall be forced to attempt planned and directed research employing hundreds of workers for many years, and this cannot be done… — John Desmond Bernal Copy Share Image
I consider the fact that thousands of children die each day from starvation and a lack of medicine a crisis for humanity… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Millions of successful people on earth were once big time failures who tried few times again.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The real danger to the world's resistance movements is the attempt to distort reality and to place the blame on the resistance… — Hassan Nasrallah Copy Share Image
“Like a flower pressed flat and dried, we try to hold it still and say, this is exactly how it was the… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I was on the football team because I wanted to experience the different iconic social classes of high school. So football for… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
“Most of the people who attempt to draw back the success of the world are those who don’t care about anything. They… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
In its attempt to crush the Black Panthers, the FBI engineered frequent arrests on the flimsiest of pretexts. — Alexander Cockburn Copy Share Image
The difficulty is, Pell Grants are an attempt to do the right thing, and that is to give the low-income student an… — Denny Rehberg Copy Share Image
“If you’re going to give up after few attempts, bear it in mind that your struggles are going to be wasted.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall… — Jack Straw Copy Share Image
My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Capping our SALT deduction was a deliberate attempt to punish states that value quality public services. — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
“Trying to attain the inaccessible might be a pure waste of time. Still, however, the blunt attempt to challenge the ultimate hurdles… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
An attempt is already underway to revise history - to leave the impression that the former president had nothing to do with… — John J. Sirica Copy Share Image
“It seems frankly remarkable that anyone anywhere ever attempted anything.” — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to… — Ted Lindsay Copy Share Image
