Economy is a distributive virtue, and consists not in saving but selection. Parsimony requires no providence, no sagacity, no powers of combination,… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The story of Doubting Thomas is told, not so that we shall admire Thomas, but so that we can admire the other… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Did it ever strike you that goodness is not merely a beautiful thing, but by far the most beautiful thing in the… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm it, since… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
From the very beginning you are being told to compare yourself with others. This is the greatest disease; it is like a… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Any comparison between the military dictatorship and democracy can only come from those who do not value the Brazilian democracy. — Dilma Rousseff Copy Share Image
But the best read naturalist who lends an entire and devout attention to truth, will see that there remains much to learn… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Directors don't get to see other directors at work - they're the only one on the set. I've met directors who've asked… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
That's nice, to be compared to Joanna Lumley. She played my mother once in 'Ella Enchanted.' I was one of the ugly… — Lucy Punch Copy Share Image
You see, Donald Trump is Adolf Hitler. And a lot of people know it but they don't want to get involved. So… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The vivacity and brightness of colors in a landscape will never bear any comparison with a landscape in nature when it is… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of comparisons to "The Prisoner," and sometimes people take a negative tact on that, but to be really… — Remi Aubuchon Copy Share Image
Bill Maher does something amazing in Religulous. He makes Michael Moore look incredibly likable in comparison. — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we're raised as little girls to… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
We've seen senators like Ted Cruz before. The historical comparison most commonly invoked involves Joe McCarthy, whose scurrilous red-baiting crusade in the… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
There are no parallels to the life of the concentration camps. All seeming parallels create confusion and distract attention from what is… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
I don't want to be Marilyn Monroe. In many ways, that's a good comparison. Because Marilyn Monroe was a sexpot, all that… — Amanda Bynes Copy Share Image
I don't make comparisons between any movies. I compare characters. All my actions, performances, all my films, they are driven by the… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
“The story she then told was as all attempts at sympathy are: an effort to match in form and size and detail… — Alice McDermott Copy Share Image
Jealousy is comparison. And we have been taught to compare, we have been conditioned to compare, always compare. Somebody else has a… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison… — John Gunther Copy Share Image
I'm a rapper... Gaga's a fantastic artist, you know, she paved her way. She's opened her own lane. But I think that… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
