A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into… — Simon Bolivar Copy Share Image
But whenever I meet dynamic, nonretarded Americans, I notice that they all seem to share a single unifying characteristic: the inability to… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
From the Buddhist point of view, it is true that emptiness is a characteristic of all of life - if we look… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Brisk and prompt to war, soft and not in the least able to resist calamity, fickle in catching at schemes, and always… — Frederick Rolfe Copy Share Image
Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“When you speak, be sure of what you are speaking. Don't be rambling full of words that have no integrity or truth.… — Amaka Nkosazana Copy Share Image
The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attributes… — Ibn Ata Allah Copy Share Image
The leading characteristic of the savage state is its refusal or avoidance of industry. — Arthur Brisbane Copy Share Image
The marvellous thing about writing, whether it be fiction or journalism, is that it is simultaneously the most intimate and the most… — Will Self Copy Share Image
Words can enhance experience, but they can also take so much away. We see an insect and at once we abstract certain… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Women are much more like each other than men: they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love; these are their… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, just as every other organism does. That's human nature. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
When asked what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common Ø› I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
[Ella Baker]'s second defining characteristic was her dislike of top-down leadership... 'She felt leaders were not appointed but the rose up. Someone… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Perseverance means to continue in a given course until we have reached a goal or objective, regardless of obstacles, opposition, and other… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Three characteristics a work of fiction must possess in order to be successful: 1. It must have a precise and suspenseful plot.… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
The will to power, as the modern age from Hobbes to Nietzsche understood it, far from being a characteristic of the strong,… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity,… — Arleigh Burke Copy Share Image
There is no need to pose for anything - you just walk straight and strong and be clear. We are all born… — Bibhu Mohapatra Copy Share Image
We are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite… — Henry Lawson Copy Share Image
When I was going through those very fast changes, I think it was terribly important to me that I was seen to… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
When a honeybee dies it releases a death pheromone, a characteristic odour that signals the survivors to remove it from the hive.… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image