We are more gullible and superstitious today than we were in the Middle Ages, and an example of modern credulity is the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, "Hey, Mumia… — Bocafloja Copy Share Image
Early in life, I decided that I would not be overcome by events. My philosophy has been that regardless of the circumstances,… — Rose Kennedy Copy Share Image
Never dreaming, was I, poor Jack Duluoz, that the soul is dead. That from Heaven grace descends . . . No Doctor… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
In Brazil, even inside the same city, people from different parts dress differently. Sao Paulo, for example, is more connected to global… — Ricardo Nunes Copy Share Image
There are certain yoga laws and principles that are, shall we say, less tangible than others. For example, the law of karma.… — Bryan Kest Copy Share Image
Buildings are seldom just buildings in downtown Chicago, they are Examples, and not a city on Earth, I swear, is as knowledgeably… — Jan Morris Copy Share Image
Reading aloud sounds like a good idea, but honestly, it doesn't work very well. Good dialogue in a book doesn't actually bear… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that… — Erwin Rommel Copy Share Image
My work on prime gaps lead to lots of media coverage, some good, some bad, some ugly, and some merely ridiculous. For… — Daniel Goldston Copy Share Image
In the desert we rediscover the value of what is essential for living; thus in today's world there are innumerable signs, often… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Our understanding of what constitutes intelligence is utterly relative. If an aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, for example, all of Western civilization… — John Robbins Copy Share Image
I gestured my frustration. “I don’t know. She’s much better already. She wasn’t talking half an hour ago. Look at her now.”… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
I was brought up on choirs and brass bands. They formed the music of my childhood. When I heard the Treorchy Male… — Michael Parkinson Copy Share Image
I just tend to admire people who go for what they believe in, like David Lynch for example, and just say what… — Alicia Witt Copy Share Image
Sartre is one example of someone who does just this. Every text is, after all, a human document and whatever Kierkegaard thought… — George Pattison Copy Share Image
For one thing, there are many "inventions" that are not patentable. The "inventor" of the supermarket, for example, conferred great benefits on… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
[British television series] Hammer House of Horror. I used to really enjoy these one-off stories where often there would be an incredibly… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Some changes we can control, but we find that many things are inseparably wired into the life we share in local, national,… — Ilchi Lee Copy Share Image
Solitary. But not in the sense of being alone. Not solitary in the way Thoreau was, for example, exiling himself in order… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
The walking tour guides one through the city's various landmarks, reciting bits of information the listener might find enlightening. I learned, for… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Here are examples of real women who have done real things: good, bad, and in between. We're expanding not just the definition… — Anita Sarkeesian Copy Share Image
He let you have the pants anyway?" she asked. I had started talking about Maxon as soon as I could, eager to… — Kiera Cass Copy Share Image
It is more helpful to think of dreams as reflections of the present rather than as pictures of the future. A dream… — Charles McPhee Copy Share Image
I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer in their… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Liberalism's key principle is to redistribute wealth from the haves to the have nots. That takes money from the entities with the… — Marty Nemko Copy Share Image
And so I'm me again, Leo. Thanks to the example of a five-year-old. I'm hoping you wouldn't want it any other way.… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Edmund Wilson was our greatest American literary critic because he was more than a literary critic: He was a fearless, even radical… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
We know that every father has a personal responsibility to do right by their kids - to encourage them to turn off… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes, looking at the many books I have at home, I feel I shall die before I come to the end of… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
The more big business talks about something, the less of it there is. For example, it 'values' jobs just at the moment… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
If you got to [abortion] centers, young women are provided very few options, in many places they're not told anything about, for… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example. I want to make sure… — Carlos Ghosn Copy Share Image
I think we have lost our way when people like the [board of] governors and the CEO of the NYSE fail to… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
With the situation as gray as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than Washington.… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
We have a media that goes along with the government by parroting phrases intended to provoke a certain emotional response - for… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
So it's not really whether you talk about politics, but how well were you able to do it. Peter Gabriel and Sting… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
I want to be commercial, so imagine Disney people mixed with underground techno people... mixed with sass. An example of an underground… — Mark Indelicato Copy Share Image
After so many years, I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers, for… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image