A free man, who lives among ignorant people, tries as much as he can to refuse their benefits. .. He who lives… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
All writers, musicians, artists, choreographers/dancers, etc., work with the stuff of their experiences. It's the translation of it, the conversion of it,… — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
Every religion ... has rituals, practices, holy writings or traditions, etc. Nothing like that has ever developed from Atheism. There are no… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
I don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to… — Carlos Santana Copy Share Image
Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me… — Katherine Dunham Copy Share Image
I had many wonderful experiences, received beautiful letters, and my Christian books received substantive and thoughtful reviews. But there was always argument,… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
What comes from outside, one mistakes it as coming from inside. So many thoughts etc. move about outside in the universal -… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can… — African Spir Copy Share Image
I think people are willing to take more of a risk on an indie film, about character, etc...but at the same time,… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
From personal experience, I completely agree that it is often easier to go for monotone sadness. When I was starting out, I… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are… — African Spir Copy Share Image
One substitute for the disappearing Evil Empire (The Soviet Union) has been the threat of drug traffickers from Latin America. In early… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A sound does not view itself as thought, as ought, as needing another sound for its elucidation, as etc.; it has not… — John Cage Copy Share Image
If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It's really a pity that there are observers who view political events like comic strips. There has to be a Zorro, there… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
Why is it that skeptics are always being accused of arrogance? For the record, we're the guys who DON'T claim to have… — Guy P. Harrison Copy Share Image
The genius of Man in our time has gone into jet-propulsion, atom-splitting, penicillin-curing, etc. There is none left over for works of… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
My kids have to maintain good grades. They have to be involved in activities. They have to report to me how thing… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
In that period, we had the Cold War mentality imbued through us - the Post-war [environment] and the Cold War. I think… — Stephen Mallinder Copy Share Image
Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business.… — Ronnie Apteker Copy Share Image
The Million Man March was held on a Monday. Most marches were always held on a weekend and most marches were paid… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I do my intellectual work inside myself, and once I am with my fellow creatures it is more or less a matter… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
It's also obsessiveness. I'll spend a lot of time working on a single sentence, debating over a dash or a colon, etc.… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
I feel that opiates - I include opium and all its derivatives, such as morphine, heroin, pantopon, etc. - are quite useless… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Even though I'm not privileged in the money world, I'm privileged in other ways: I had greater access to education, I can… — Chath Piersath Copy Share Image
People will not be bored. They may listen politely at a dinner table to boasts and personalities, life history, etc. But in… — Claude C. Hopkins Copy Share Image
Some of our writers are starting to incorporate elements of social media, etc. in the work itself, which is all for the… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Financial assistance from Peripheral Development Fund has been provided by Nalco to many educational institutions, trusts, etc, over the years. Financial assistance… — Dinsha Patel Copy Share Image
Answering a letter from a church asking what else they should try after having failed to raise enough money on bake sales,… — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
Spirit is love, spirit is connection, inclusive, and that's what I'm interested in, and that's what moved me. That's what I got… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
In my new IFC comedy game show, 'Bunk,' we actually use our intern Patrick as a human timer - giving contestants the… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on Entourage, the Sopranos, etc. who… — T. J. Thyne Copy Share Image
As the writer, you can choose the word that seems best in terms of meaning, nuance, sound, etc. As the translator you… — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
I think about Dischord. There's been a pretty consistent notion that Dischord have been some sort of "overlords" of the scene. Some… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I do have a website that's updated regularly. It's a great way for potential clients to check out my work anonymously. As… — John Keltonic Copy Share Image
There's a great power of imagination about these little creatures, and a creative fancy and belief that is very curious to watch… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Most of the time when I have met artists who have meant a lot to me, the experience has been well above… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image