I once wrote deduceable instead of deducible in a book, though nobody then or since has taken me up on it. A… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
Nothing is poorer than a truth expressed as it was thought. Committed to writing in such cases, it is not even a… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
Cherie, did the table do something I did not see or were you just attempting to teach it a lesson?" "I was… — Alexandra Ivy Copy Share Image
The zombie threat is made worse by the fact that their victims then turn into the creature that attacked them. This too… — Kim Paffenroth Copy Share Image
There was a period in my life when I would say no, and I didn't know why I was saying no. In… — Ali Farahnakian Copy Share Image
We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
I am resolutely opposed to all innovation, all change, but I am determined to understand what’s happening. Because I don’t choose just… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book that would leave open many riddles and mysteries, even to me. Of course in some cases… — Daniel Kehlmann Copy Share Image
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There is always a bit of seduction to it when one person is clothed and the other is naked, which can be… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and… — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
We shall probably never attain the power of measuring the velocity of nervous action; for we have not the opportunity of comparing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hopping around time in a non-linear storytelling fashion (on 'Lost') allows you to bring back characters who are dead and, in some… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
so, the whole idea, you see, is that everything's falling apart, so don't try and stop it. when you're falling off a… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
Cottage cheese is one of our culture's most visible symbols of self-denial; marketed honestly, it would appear in dairy cases with warning… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
We as fighters always want to fight the best possible opponents and the best fights. We want the fans and media to… — Miguel Cotto Copy Share Image
I'm a musician, so for the most part I've always thought that the musicians were equally as inspiring to listen to -… — Vince Gill Copy Share Image
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What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat… — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
People were paid lots of money to make stupid decisions, people in big banks, and when people are paid to be stupid… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
History is so indifferently rich, that a case for almost any conclusion from it can be made by a selection of instances. — Will Durant Copy Share Image
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