There are truths that shield themselves behind veils, and are best spoken by implication. Even the sun veils himself in his own… — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
I did what most writers do at their beginnings: emulated my elders, imitated my peers, thus turning away from any possibility of… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Being in darkness and confusion is interesting to me. But behind it you can rise out of that and see things the… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am, as far as I can tell, about a month behind Lord Byron. In every town we stop at we discover… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
As soon as it's behind computers and machines, which the majority of the planet loves, I find it cold. I need to… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I wouldn't mind leaving myself behind if I could, but I don't know the way out. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
A restlessness has seized hold of many of us, a sense that we should be doing something else, no matter what we… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
If a person is to get the meaning of life he must learn to like the facts about himself -- ugly as… — Eugene O'Neill Copy Share Image
Playing behind a first-ballot Hall of Famer, who also is the all-time record holder for consecutive starts by a quarterback, it's a… — Aaron Rodgers Copy Share Image
It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
A shrieking rise of power rushed into my pathways, rocking me against the wall. Ido's body slammed into mine. He was not… — Alison Goodman Copy Share Image
The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them,… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
She probably enjoys cutting up everyone's happiness. Not to mention cutting up other parts of people; given her penchant for poisoning people… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
Between the probable and proved there yawns A gap. Afraid to jump, we stand absurd, Then see behind us sink the ground… — Sheldon Vanauken Copy Share Image
Fashion as a whole is a farce, completely. The people behind it are perverted, the styles are created by freaked out people,… — Edie Sedgwick Copy Share Image
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. “That’s not standard procedure,” he said, his tone entirely too reasonable as… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music,… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
The basic idea behind teaching is to teach people what they need to know. — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it. — Tacitus Copy Share Image
