As so often happens in philosophy, clever people accept a false general principle on a priori grounds and then devote endless labour… — C. D. Broad Copy Share Image
I was in front of an ambulance the other day, and I noticed that the word ambulance was spelled in reverse print… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
It's very professionally done, very clever songwriting. I like Backstreet Boys more than 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, it's all very… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Oh, nice one, honey. Yes. Clever. That's becoming quite a familiar quotation in its own right, isn't it? Maybe I should just… — John Bartlett Copy Share Image
Guy goes into a bar with a duck under his arm. Bartender says, "Where'd you get the pig?" Guy says, "This is… — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject.… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
The whole point of the Eugenic pseudo-scientific theories is that they are to be applied wholesale, by some more sweeping and generalizing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Somewhere in this world is a man who loves you, who understands how precious and clever and kind you are. A man… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it… — Herbert Copy Share Image
The coaches of some players who are my own age keep saying publically about me: "This guy is going to be one… — Alexander Zverev Copy Share Image
Chiellini, Bonucci, they were like defensive masters. They knew exactly what to do in certain moments, they knew how to defend in… — Matthijs de Ligt Copy Share Image
If you're going to have a book full of clever people and nobody ever jokes, it's just not going to ring true… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I want you any way I can get you. Not because you’re beautiful or clever or kind or adorable, although devil knows… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Modeling is not something you excel because you are clever but is based on physical appearance, but then you have to be… — Gelila Bekele Copy Share Image
One woman I interviewed, Amanda Ghost, said, "Let's not bullshit, there are no women at the top of the music business, and… — Laura Marling Copy Share Image
Family life in Western society since the time of the Old Testament has been a struggle to maintain patriarchy, male domination, and… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
And the sculptor woman was so clever in the way she did it. She had the beret just about to leave my… — Mary Tyler Moore Copy Share Image
One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
No, I wouldn't direct a movie, no. I couldn't. I don't have the patience for it, I don't have the people skills.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Cleverness is a burden after that. You are supposed to settle down and be a good person, raise your children, and be… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
“The aching in my chest isn't because I miss you, it's realizing that you have become someone I no longer know, your… — Tanzy Sayadi Copy Share Image
“Piety /pi•e•ty/ (modern definition) 1. When you use Christ’s teachings to put someone in their place out of anger and self-righteousness. It… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence;… — John Keegan Copy Share Image
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
You know exactly what the European referees are going to do. Off a little touch, a little scream, a little dive, they're… — Andy Carroll Copy Share Image
When you meditate you have to try to quiet and calm the mind. There should be no thought within the mind. Right… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
It's so easy to persecute an older, overweight, unwise, crude, ignorant woman who may very well be a good person at heart… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
But a hare, now, that is a different thing altogether. A hare is not a pet but a person. Hares are clever… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
Mark Jones is mad as a hatter. But, he's great. He's really, really into music. I know he's married and he's got… — Susan Ann Sulley Copy Share Image
Highly unequal societies are morally defective because they get to be that way through the exploitation by the clever and well-positioned ones… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
I mean, props to Paris Hilton because she's doing it really well and for someone that's such a wealthy heiress she doesn't… — Alexa Chung Copy Share Image
We had met with Ben Stiller here in LA when I was shooting The Ring and he was doing Meet The Fockers… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
Hugo Strange is interesting in the sense that he's a master manipulator. He doesn't really engage Batman in any sort of physical… — Paul Dini Copy Share Image
Sir Alex has a special place in my life. In fact, he was the main man. I was not famous, I was… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various… — Sholom Aleichem Copy Share Image
The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on their feet… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other's personalities. Who wouldn't? Anybody can love the most wonderful… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Worst Month of the Year: February. February has only 28 days in it, which means that if you rent an apartment, you… — Steven Rubenstein Copy Share Image
