Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism! — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
When you try hard to do your best, the effect on your performance is often to jinx it. — Patricia Ryan Copy Share Image
Those who are already feeling the effects of climate change don't have time to deny it - they're busy dealing with it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ideas are a dime a dozen, but people who put them into effect are extremely rare. Be the minority and make it… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
In reality, I don't think that many of the policies we've attempted to apply to deal with it are going to have… — William Eldridge Odom Copy Share Image
Very often your attitude about why an accident or illness has happened has an effect on your recuperation. — James Redfield Copy Share Image
Now it must be asked if we can comprehend why comets signify the death of magnates and coming wars, for writers of… — Albertus Magnus Copy Share Image
Whatseems to take place outside ideology (to be precise, in the street), in reality takes place in ideology. What really takes place… — Louis Althusser Copy Share Image
There is a natural greenhouse effect that contributes to warming. Greenhouse gases trap heat and thus warm the Earth because they prevent… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
A great many wise sayings have been uttered about the effects of solitary retirement; but the motives which impel men to seek… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
The problem is that, regardless of what our theologies tell us about the purpose of the clergy, the actual effect of the… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
Big Data allows us to see patterns we have never seen before. This will clearly show us interdependence and connections that will… — Tiffany Shlain Copy Share Image
I hope that young people especially will begin to have a better understanding of slavery and its effects, which are still evident… — Emayatzy E. Corinealdi Copy Share Image
I try to express in my films things that no other art can approach. In my monster films for example, I use… — Ishiro Honda Copy Share Image
Our work is the embodiment of our will. The spiritual manifestation of this work is its effect. When such work is properly… — Viktor Schauberger Copy Share Image
I do think that an understanding of contemporary work in the cognitive sciences has a profound effect on how one views the… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
I was thinking a lot about the aftermath of bad choices, how people deal with the trauma of having survived trauma, if… — Tod Goldberg Copy Share Image
Many quite popular films are filled with violence. I think the difference between those and my films is that I show the… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
There is something really so iconic about the original Predator, and it is exciting. It's not just special effects. It's not like… — Gregory Nicotero Copy Share Image
Researchers keep identifying new species, but they have no idea about the life cycle of a given species or its other hosts.… — Carl Zimmer Copy Share Image
Epicurus recommends bread and cheese as the staple, and his emphasis is more on avoiding pain than on seeking pleasure, insofar as… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Mann was conscious of adopting different perspectives in different parts of the novella, but my guess is that there are plenty of… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
Revolutions only effect a radical improvement when the masses are alert and know how to chuck out their leaders as soon as… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Now all orators effect their demonstrative proofs by allegation either of enthymems or examples, and, besides these, in no other way whatever. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It's seriously unfortunate when an elected official of the federal government says she's [Michelle Bachmann] going to deliberately break the law. I… — Kenneth Prewitt Copy Share Image
