I claim that nothing else is so effective in encouraging the growth of chess strength as such independent analysis, both of the… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
Not only are there as many conflicting truths as there are people to claim them; there are equally multitudinous and conflicting truths… — Virgilia Peterson Copy Share Image
Knowledge is as infinite as the universe. The man who claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self, an impossible claim that one should be… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to… — Moliere Copy Share Image
You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created by the… — Hanan Ashrawi Copy Share Image
I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
The natural scientist is concerned with a particular kind of phenomena ... he has to confine himself to that which is reproducible… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
The energy necessary to create a wormhole or to wrap time into nuts is incredible. It's not for us. It's maybe for… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
If the human intellect is allowed to impose a preconceived pattern on society, if our powers of reasoning are allowed to lay… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
The image cannot be dispossessed of a primordial freshness, which idea can never claim. An idea is derivative and tamed. The imageis… — John Crowe Ransom Copy Share Image
If all men are made in Gods reflection, then why do some people continue to acknowledge only what is in their part… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
It's possible that the name Bettini came up at some point during a conversation with the German Cycling Federation's anti-doping commission, but… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than… — John Polkinghorne Copy Share Image
You go first. Go through the door before me. Enter the limousine while I wait by your side. Enter the shops while… — Jean Sasson Copy Share Image
Acting politely in front of someone black and/or gay and then making horrible claims about their intelligence or worth as human beings… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
A piercing satire, a poignant family drama and an investigation of the competing claims of honesty, loyalty, ambition and love. — A. O. Scott Copy Share Image
I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director… — Jane Haddam Copy Share Image
The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
In Hong Kong there is agglomeration beyond my fondest imaginings. The Kowloon district claims a population density four times that of New… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The fact is that nothing in gerontology even comes close to fulfilling the promise of dramatically extended lifespan, in spite of bold… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
Tao can be used by anybody, but it does not beling to anyone. It is just like air; everyone can breathe the… — Henry Chang Copy Share Image
My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Life is an apprenticeship to the constant renunciations, to the steady failure of our claims, our hopes, our powers, our liberty. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have,… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Natural objects themselves, even when they make no claim to beauty, excite the feelings, and occupy the imagination. Nature pleases, attracts, delights,… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too… — Jacques Derrida Copy Share Image
You may have the administration of angels, you may see many miracles; . . . but I claim that the gift of… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of time trying to understand how all the big cosmetics companies get away with the placebo science and… — Chris Toumazou Copy Share Image
It seems to me that responsiveness is a better source for understanding what moral claims are and how they work upon us. — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
There is a certain solipsism to serious illness which claims all of one's attention as certainly as an astronomical black hole seizes… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
To claim "humanitarian motives" when the motive is envy and its supposed appeasement, is a favorite rhetorical device of politicians today, and… — Helmut Schoeck Copy Share Image
Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
The hallmark of religion is to distrust claims made for mortal men. It is in ages of great religious faith that great… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
There is a claim coming from the West that says that all art must be outside any moral consideration. I can understand… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
What can God do for a liar who refuses to repent? Can the Lord save him? He can’t claim salvation. Baptizing him… — J. Golden Kimball Copy Share Image
