A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and… — Stanisław I Leszczyński Copy Share Image
When asked ... [about] an underlying quantum world, Bohr would answer, 'There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
LISP has jokingly been described as "the most intelligent way to misuse a computer." I think that description is a great compliment… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
To be a writer is to connect and to play and to attempt to see clearly and understand. It astounds me regularly… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
To have children is a double living, the earthly fountain of youth, a continual fresh delight, a volcano as well as a… — Josephine Winslow Johnson Copy Share Image
[John's Adams] description of [Benjamin] Franklin in a letter to [his wife] Abigail in 1775 is laudatory. Only when he experiences all… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
I write description in longhand because that's hardest for me and you're closer to the paper when you work by hand, but… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Brother Row you could trust to make a long shot with a short bow. You could trust him to come out of… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure. — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
Motherhood is like Albania- you can't trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there. — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
If you have been in the vicinity of the sacred - ever brushed against the holy - you retain it more in… — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
I met soldiers coming back from war and I was impressed by their description of PTSD, all the symptoms: the outburst of… — Alice Winocour Copy Share Image
“My mother likes odd numbers and is suspicious of the even ones. She reads a new book every week and is bewitched… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
That still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home. — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
The trouble with God isn't that He so seldom makes Himself known to us... He's holding you and me and everybody else… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
When I used to model, the job description is 'shut up and pose.' There are people today who would really like me… — Kathy Ireland Copy Share Image
When I write my scripts, there's a point at which if I'm not starting to see them visually, I feel like I'm… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as law--the supreme law--was to impose limitations not on the behavior of ordinary citizens but… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Now, in Mr. Thornton’s face the straight brows fell over the clear deep-set earnest eyes, which, without being unpleasantly sharp, seemed intent… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
You write the facts as you see them, and there isn't a lull with a lot of description. No wonder people like… — Lily King Copy Share Image
Let's have some boilerplate language that accurately describes the candidate that we're talking about. If readers are unfamiliar, here are the descriptions… — Ryan Grim Copy Share Image
Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
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