The work of art still has something in common with enchantment: it posits its own, self-enclosed area, which is withdrawn from the… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Everyone detected with AIDS should be tattooed in the upper forearm, to protect common needle users, and on the buttock, to prevent… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
One major challenge within happiness is loneliness. The more I've learned about happiness, the more I've come to believe that loneliness is… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I shan't get free of my emotion by copying the tree faithfully, or by drawing its leaves one by one in the… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
This, my first [bicycle] had an intrinsic beauty. And it opened for me an era of all but flying, which roads emptily… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As to whether those who fit the common meaning of the term "intellectual" should act in the manner that [ Edward] Said… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Ben Carson and I don't have much in common politically. But the fact is when you have kids getting involved in the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I felt I was moving among two groups [literary intellectuals and scientists] comparable in intelligence, identical in race, not grossly different in… — C.P. Snow Copy Share Image
We need to reduce military budgets; raise living standards; engender respect for learning; support science, scholarship, invention, and industry; promote free inquiry;… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Lakhs of families in the country are deprived of energy connectivity. Fruits of development will not reach the common man until energy… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
All ultimately intermarried to produce a race of many strains, which may account for the paradox that a people famed for stolid,… — Arthur Bryant Copy Share Image
A French observer is surprised to hear how often an English or an American lawyer quotes the opinions of others, and how… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There are thus two tasks for the Mass Media division of Unesco, the one general, the other special. The special one is… — Julian Huxley Copy Share Image
I'm a businessperson. I did really well. But I have common sense. And I said, well, I'll tell you. I haven't given… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from other states]… — James Madison Copy Share Image
All classes of people under social pressure are permeated with a common experience; they are emotionally welded as others cannot be. With… — Alain LeRoy Locke Copy Share Image
We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
The common thread in all of my climbing is it was something new, something never done before. That commonality is more important… — Kevin Jorgeson Copy Share Image
Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive movement, with De La Soul and Mos… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
I think the notion...that liquidity is this - of tradable common stock - is a great contributor to capitalism - I think… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
When I travel the country, I am often struck by how much we actually have in common. It's much more powerful than… — David Muir Copy Share Image
A Tong can perhaps be defined as a mutual benefit society for people with a common interest which is illegal or dangerously… — Hakim Bey Copy Share Image
...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Christmas message itself is that God chooses common people to do the most uncommon things. No matter how common you are,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
In the '50s, to appropriate was a real no-no. However, once you go from Duchamp to Jasper Johns to Warhol, appropriation becomes… — Irving Sandler Copy Share Image
Among environmentalists sharing two or three beers, the notion is quite common that if only some calamity could wipe out the entire… — Richard Conniff Copy Share Image
Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now I do not myself share that superstitious reverence for the beliefs of common sense which many contemporary philosophers profess. But I… — C. D. Broad Copy Share Image
The whole contains nothing which is not or its advantage; and all natures indeed have this common principle, but the nature of… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
As we begin to plan for a new human society, we need to foster common values about clean air, water, and other… — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
Contrary to common assumption, many of the wealthiest Americans aren't worried about the weakening economy at all. They are actually excited about… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've… — Jack Kevorkian Copy Share Image
What means the fact--which is so common, so universal--that some soul that has lost all hope for itself can inspire in another… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Most soulish believers assume an attitude of self-righteousness, though often it is scarcely detectable. They hold tenaciously to their minute opinions we… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
When I fell in love with hip-hop, my favorite rapper was Jay-Z. But I used to like Common and Nas. But I… — Cyhi the Prynce Copy Share Image
I met a lot of the senior Taliban, and I asked them precisely [about Mullah Omar]. The most common answer was he… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
When I am writing, even though it's hard and I do struggle often, I am happier than when I'm not writing. I… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
At first glance, Martha Stewart, queen of artfully distressed home furnishings, might not seem to have much in common with Michael R.… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image