I would have to say the novel 'War and Peace' influenced me more than any other book. This greatest of novels demonstrated… — Douglas Preston Copy Share Image
Let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves, dispel the clouds which hang over our brows, and take up… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Take life too seriously, and what is it worth? If the morning wake us to no new joys, if the evening bring… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
For me, challenging myself with this type of endeavor [ultramarathons] brings the best out in me because even at the darkest, deepest… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping… — Bernard de Mandeville Copy Share Image
Anarchism, the great leaven of thought, is today permeating every phase of human endeavor.... It is the philosophy of the sovereignty of… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
We define our family, our 'ohana, very broadly. It may have be begun with our parents and brothers and sisters, but it… — Robert Cazimero Copy Share Image
Above all things endeavor to breed them up the love of virtue, and that holy plain way of it which we have… — William Penn Copy Share Image
... no young colored person in the United States today can truthfully offer as an excuse for lack of ambition or aspiration… — Mary Church Terrell Copy Share Image
WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
A man often believes himself leader when he is led; as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
You are not called to believe in your love to God, but in God's love to you! Do not argue, 'I cannot… — Octavius Winslow Copy Share Image
We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self. — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
Those having the most time to devote to a line of endeavor usually become the most proficient. — George Ade Copy Share Image
Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Science does not mean an idle resting upon a body of certain knowledge; it means unresting endeavor and continually progressing development toward… — Max Planck Copy Share Image
One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
The English invented cricket to make other human endeavors look interesting. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
The arts often realize human truths well before other branches of human endeavor. — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
The social designs that are proposed in [The Venus Project] merely provide the opportunity for individuals to develop their fullest potential in… — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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