[Christians] practiced moderation and chastity in marriage, for example, and Galen was puzzled at how they were able to do so. His… — Larry Hurtado Copy Share Image
It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
[Our] plan is to follow the example of the prophets and the ancient fathers of the church, and to compose psalms...so that… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Death doesn't frighten me, it bothers me. It bothers me for example that someone can be there tomorrow but me I am… — Mario Monicelli Copy Share Image
There was a time, in the nineteenth century, for example, when women spoke mostly about the house, children, birth, and so forth,… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
A vast deal of ingenuity is wasted every year in evoking the undesirable, in the careful construction of objects which burden life.… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
The feeling about a soldier is, when all is said and done, he wasn't really going to do very much with his… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
There were epochs in the history of humanity in which the writer was a sacred person. He wrote the sacred books, universal… — Augusto Roa Bastos Copy Share Image
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect,… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I am human. I am messy. I'm not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
They were lovebirds. They entertained each other endlessly with little gifts: sights worth seeing out the plane window, amusing or instructive bits… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
It really comes down to fit. When it comes to a suit, for example, it's important that the shoulders fit you well;… — Henrik Lundqvist Copy Share Image
You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us… — Marlo Thomas Copy Share Image
Courtesy, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Many more people are poor and sick because of the life of MT: Even more will be poor and sick if her… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The long view of the Census bureau allows some changes that are taken for granted to be studied in more detail. Everyone… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Robert Gober, for example. He doesn't seem like somebody who is just going to show in a gallery that asks him to… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
The Catholic teaching against murder, for example, is largely the same as our secular laws. But as a law, it obviously has… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
Have you ever noticed that it takes a textbook dozens of pages to say what normal people can cover fast? Example: What… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Whenever we say a person's name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, 'She's thoughtless' goes… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It… — Ralph Merkle Copy Share Image
ISIS goes after any group that deviates from its extreme ideology, dissident Muslims, for example, or the Yazidis who practice an ancient… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. I tell this to my students: It's not… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
It's not that I have compromised or anything, but it's always been important to me to take good care of myself and… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire… — John Angell James Copy Share Image
Throat clutching from the outset! The Never List stands as a sterling example of psychological thriller writing at its best. Cancel appointments… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
Procedures outside the stadiums and in the parking areas still need to be optimized, for example so that emergency medical services can… — Otto Schily Copy Share Image
Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
If you decide on a goal - for example, 'I'm going to write a novel' or 'I'm going to run a 10K'… — Rachel Hollis Copy Share Image
Just take terrorism, for example. We have a team of more than 200 people working on counterterrorism. I mean, that's pretty intense.… — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
Treat each guitar track-and each song-completely different. For example, if I'm using a certain amp and guitar on one track, I'll deliberately… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
I don't think that the "freedom movement" is a racist movement as such. But it's a virulent example of identity politics. "Whiteness"… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
Cato used to assert that wise men profited more by fools than fools by wise men; for that wise men avoided the… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by… — Confucius Copy Share Image