The comparison between Coleridge and Johnson is obvious in so far as each held sway chiefly by the power of his tongue.… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
In the reason that the contrast between the absolute and the relative is so terrible is because we believe so fully in… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
His youth seemed never so vanished as now in the contrast between the utter loneliness of this visit and that riotous, joyful… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
The first western gardens were those in the Mediterranean basin. There in the desert areas stretching from North Africa to the valleys… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
[Vathek] has, in parts, been called, but to some judgments, never is, dull: it is certainly in parts, grotesque, extravagant and even… — William Thomas Beckford Copy Share Image
Those who are incapable of shining out by dress would do well to consider that the contrast between them and their clothes… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
“Sacrifice” and “self” both begin with the same letter, but the spelling is way different after that.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our present policies... True… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When my sister moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood, I was interested in Hollywood. Quite a contrast, right? — Shibani Dandekar Copy Share Image
Let us leave our old friend in one of those moments of unmixed happiness which, if we seek them, there are ever… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever let your deeds oppose the same thing you seek to promote! That is a big fallacy!” — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
“I don't really wanna know what makes you leave, or when you'll be back. I just wanna know what will make me… — Ade Santi Copy Share Image
I know that in many things I am not like others, but I do not know what I really am like. Man… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
The inimitable writer Maxine Hong Kingston published a book in 2002 with the title To Be the Poet. However, in contrast to… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by the journey that an intelligent and an ambitious woman makes in the professional world in contrast to the journey… — Charles Cumming Copy Share Image
I find stuff written about me is in stark contrast to who I am. But I can sleep well at night knowing… — Peta Credlin Copy Share Image
Minor magicians take pains to fit this traditional wizardly bill. By contrast, the really powerful magicians take pleasure in looking like accountants. — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
The economic benefits of investing in children have been extensively documented. Investing fully in children today will ensure the well-being and productivity… — Carol Bellamy Copy Share Image
The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink… — Jane Byrne Copy Share Image
As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
In contrast to how my father treated me, I won't hit him, I won't call him evil, I'll give him affection, and… — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image