I could not undertake to form a nucleus of an institution for the development of infant minds, where none already existed. It… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“They implicitly trust that their thoughts, beliefs, and feelings are their own, and fail to recognize that they may be “channeling” someone… — Lisa Firestone Copy Share Image
In terms of spiritual development, it's not a big deal whether you have sex or not, the question is more of who… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Each stage of cosmic development proceeded more quickly than the stage which preceded it. — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor. — Martin Donovan Copy Share Image
Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Enterprise Washington is economic development in areas of high unemployment around the state of Washington. — Mike Lowry Copy Share Image
American writers reduce the length of time devoted to exposition and character development. — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
If the United States is promoting the development of exploits, of vulnerabilities, of insecurity in this critical infrastructure, and we're not fixing… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I've always said if somebody wrote a book and they took their whole life to learn that knowledge in that book, why… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Lovemaking surely must be, for human beings at our present state of development, one of the more private enterprises. Who would want… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
Over the years, I think I've matured in my spiritual evolution and development to understand a bit more than the narrow religious… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
All political parties, organizations, and all people should abide by the constitution and laws without any exception. They must all act in… — Wen Jiabao Copy Share Image
No one can give anyone else the gift of the idyll; only an animal can do so, because only animals were not… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“Maybe you care deeply about the environment or other global issues, or you feel strongly about your local region or community, but… — John Rogers Copy Share Image
When we think of globalization we are thinking in part of structures and institutions that have been developed over time and that… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
If you are reading this, and feel discouraged by an inability to communicate to others your own feelings about the importance of… — Charles Sheffield Copy Share Image
Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive, once-and-for-all developments seem no longer appropriate to… — Pierre Boulez Copy Share Image
Economic progress means the discovery and application of better ways of doing things to satisfy our wants. The piping of water to… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
“[The] tremendous and still accelerating development of science and technology has not been accompanied by an equal development in social, economic, and… — Ralph Linton Copy Share Image
Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a… — Friedrich Frobel Copy Share Image
Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
I've tended to look at my albums as research and development. I was just trying to get someplace new on each one. — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects. — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Africa is experiencing rising rates of growth, but will growth get translated into development? — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
At the time it seemed like a natural development of my interest in what was going on around me in society. — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
The UPA's strategy of 'inclusive growth' remains the foundational pillar of economically, politically, and socially sustainable development. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development. — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step. — Jurgen Klopp Copy Share Image
The difference between a martyr and a cannon fodder is not far from the difference between a scout and a spy. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess. — Vasily Smyslov Copy Share Image
What is virtue? It is to hold yourself to your fullest development as a person and as a responsible member of the… — Arthur Dobrin Copy Share Image
The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
A concern with the perfectibility of mankind is always a symptom of thwarted or perverted development. — Hugh Kingsmill Copy Share Image
As a matter of history great developments in art have often been remarkably separate from religious motivation and use. — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image