We generally learn languages for the benefit of reading the books written in them — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It would hardly benefit me to hold anything back unnecessarily, when I know what I'm asking. For you to find a needle… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man ... is the touchstone of value, and… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Millions of men give all their energies, as well as their very souls, for the acquisition of gold. And this will continue… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Give yourself five minutes to consider how you can turn a miserable situation to your benefit and that light bulb is going… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In the name of compassion, Obama advocates seemingly endless extensions of unemployment benefits because his economic theology holds that by paying people… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have… — Abdu'l-Bahá Copy Share Image
Do not get up immediately at the end of the archana. The beloved deity should be brought from the seat in front… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The introduction of Christianity, which, under whatever form, always confers such inestimable benefits on mankind, soon made a sensible change in these… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
A typical mathematician does not actively try to be useful. Individual mathematicians are motivated primarily by a subtle mixture of ambition and… — Timothy Gowers Copy Share Image
Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
Assuredly there is but one way in which to achieve what is not merely difficult but utterly against human nature: to love… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign.… — Major Taylor Copy Share Image
Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Combining these two ancient teachings (yoga and vipassana) in a seamless manner, which will bring maximum benefits to the meditators, is not… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer down to… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
I think I’ve said this before many times—that photography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
Lions mane may be our first smart mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our… — Paul Stamets Copy Share Image
Give your intentions in prayer to God, Who knows everyone, even before our birth. And do not ask that everything will be… — Gennadius of Constantinople Copy Share Image
Any man who has the brains to think and the nerve to act for the benefit of the people of the country… — William Randolph Hearst Copy Share Image
I have the benefit of experience which tells me that sulking solves nothing — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Our great progressive struggles have been waged to make sure ordinary citizens, and not just the rich and privileged, share in the… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
While sitting on the bank of a river one day, I picked up a solid round stone from the water and broke… — Sadhu Sundar Singh Copy Share Image
Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Coal research and development provides huge benefits for the nation, and pay for itself many times over through taxes flowing back to… — Tim Holden Copy Share Image
We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings.… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
As a co-chair of the State's 2010 Olympics Task Force, I am working to make sure our border crossings are ready to… — Rick Larsen Copy Share Image
Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to… — Hristo Stoichkov Copy Share Image
If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Masters points out that the heterosexuals were at a disadvantage, as they do not benefit from what he called “gender empathy”. Doing… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. Exercise is loathsome. And it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
You can open to the idea that whatever happened to you in the past eventually turned out or will turn out to… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Hot Plants enhance sexual experience. They increase sensitivity and make sex more urgent. Men get better erections. Women benefit, too. Your orgasms… — Chris Kilham Copy Share Image
If you do what you think is right for the benefit of everybody and everything and you make decisions, to go back… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
Make it a point to choose the right backer, make your investments wisely, and do the work of the Lord which guarantees… — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness… — Amy Dickinson Copy Share Image
