Theories of history used to be supernatural: the divine ruled time; the hand of God, a special providence, lay behind the fall… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Should you happen to notice that another person is extremely tall or overweight, eats too much or declines convivial drinks, has red… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a… — Norm Dicks Copy Share Image
“Downward social mobility. We hear a lot about the great social mobility in America with the focus usually on the comparative ease… — Whit Stillman Copy Share Image
When a political organization loses contact with its origin, it declines and risks implosion. — Roberto Esposito Copy Share Image
We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right… — Max De Pree Copy Share Image
The US reasserted control over Nicaragua in 1990. Since then, the country has experienced a steep decline. It's now the second poorest… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make… — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
Publications by the World Health Organization show that diphtheria is steadily declining in most European countries, including those in which there has… — Leon Chaitow Copy Share Image
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
Are we going to continue to yield personal liberties and community autonomy to the steady inexplicable centralization all political power or restore… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
One of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties. — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on Earth at… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
A decline of exuberance is just barely noticeable in America, making itself felt particularly among the most highly educated and the well-to-do… — David Riesman Copy Share Image
People who want to know how stocks fared on any given day ask, "Where did the Dow close?" I'm more interested in… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune… — Saadi Copy Share Image
Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets,… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
It is enough to have been created, to have embodied for a moment the infinite and tumultuously creative spirit. It is infinitely… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
