There is probably no moment more appalling than that in which the tongue comes suddenly upon the ragged edge of a space… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
The whole idea is to get an edge. Sometimes it takes just a little extra something to get that edge, but you… — Don Shula Copy Share Image
Man, the cutting edge of terrestrial life, has no rational alternative but to expand the environmental and resource base beyond Earth. — Krafft Arnold Ehricke Copy Share Image
One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
I was fifteen, and when I picture myself then, I see flames shooting up, see myself falling off the edge of the… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Dragging out life to the last possible second is not living to the best effect. The nearer the bone, the sweeter the… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom. — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
In some cases, I allow the edge of the set, the edge of my own artificial, artistic imposition, to show up because… — James Balog Copy Share Image
Let’s talk, you and I. Let’s talk about fear. The house is empty as I write this; a cold February rain is… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I don't like standing near the edge of a platform when an express train is passing through. I like to stand right… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
And, for any performer, to be able to go deep into character is fantastic. In film you only get to do that… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
On the way I stood a moment looking out across the marshes with tall cattails, a patch of water, more marsh, then… — Georgia O'Keeffe Copy Share Image
The process of growth is, it seems, the art of falling down. Growth is measured by the gentleness and awareness with which… — Stephen Levine Copy Share Image
I think people who want to use genetic technologies to gain a competitive edge for their children are engaging in a kind… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
I think if I lost an edge, or the music didn't have the aggression or whatever, which is maybe one of the… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image
The character truest to itself becomes eccentric rather than immovably centered, as Emerson defined the noble character of the hero. At the… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
There is a string attached to Maia Sharp's voice. And when she sings, you find that the other end is attached to… — Kathy Mattea Copy Share Image
In America, we hurry-which is well; but when the day's work is done, we go on thinking of losses and gains, we… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed We need wilderness… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
For all the gold and silver stolen and shipped to Spain did not make the Spanish people richer. It gave their kings… — Hans Koning Copy Share Image
When thinking about how to deploy kind of professional and social networking into your business, it's really not a question of if,… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Entertainment companies always have to stay on the edge of trying to catch that certain thing that will grab people's attention. And… — Shigeru Miyamoto Copy Share Image
Alcohol is like anything else. It's only as bad as the person it's being poured into. If it's used to heighten an… — Bill Lee Copy Share Image
Outlandish lyrics sung by smiling people in perfect harmony. Has that edge of surprise...a little nuts and really funny. — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
You may never reach that glorious moment until you die, so live life on the edge halfway between heaven and hell...and let's… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
A sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud. — Thomas Guthrie Copy Share Image
Be not in despair, the way is very difficult, like walking on the edge of a razor; yet despair not, arise, awake,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Complacency is a sword of two edges. One edge kills hard earned successes while the other end stops future glories. Complacency is… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
You put a blob of yellow here, and another at the further edge of the canvas: straight away a rapport is established… — Georges Braque Copy Share Image
The essence of travel is diffuse. It is never there on the spot as it were, but always beyond: its symbol is… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
My garden is a forest ledge Which older forest s bound; The banks slope down to the blue lake-edge, Then plunge to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We have a long-standing tradition in this country to follow the advice of Senator Vandenberg, which is that politics ends at the… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
People who take huge risks aren't afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It's because failing means they found the… — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
In order to be the best, you have to know your breaking point-go to the edge of it, but never go beyond. — Rebecca Twigg Copy Share Image
You can now buy a pack of beer containing 99 cans. A 99-can pack of beer. Who says America has lost its… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
A minister, without boldness, is like a smooth file, a knife without an edge, a sentinel that is afraid to let off… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
If we want America to stay on the cutting edge, we need young Americans to master the tools and technology that will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've always been about honesty, whether on the radio, whether I did a movie, whether I wrote a book. As long as… — Howard Stern Copy Share Image
There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial:… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image