Solar, for example - which has typically been thought of as so expensive - is cheap when compared with, for example, the… — Chris Paine Copy Share Image
The truth is, some of these comments, when you actually ask 'well, this is based on what? This notion that Obama's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I'd say my father, Bert Lahr ... gave me a love of theatre--its kinetic and emotional potential and its… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed… — Alberto Juantorena Copy Share Image
In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
My mother brought home the accordion in 1942. I was fascinated and wanted to learn to play it. Some of my music… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
We learn as much by others' failings as by their teachings. Examples of imperfection is just as useful for achieving perfection as… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
My conjecture is that most people will refuse to let go, even when their lives have become boring (at least in comparisons… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
We regard using [a stock's] volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
...the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
In today’s world, however, the number of children in a family is a matter of profound public concern. The law regulates other… — John Holdren Copy Share Image
My mother taught me this trick: if you repeat something over and over again it loses its meaning, for example homework homework… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'Freeing' a literary work into the public domain is less a public benefit than a transfer of wealth from the families of… — Mark Helprin 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
Their example gives witness to the fact that baptism commits Christians to participate boldly in the spread of the Kingdom of God,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
“I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
I'm still trying to find the perfect Nirvana song that's an example of that, but you do hear a lot of their… — Ian Christe Copy Share Image
George W. Bush's position on illegal immigration is a perfect example of a political compromise. A true conservative would have built a… — Jeff Gannon Copy Share Image
Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your… — Anna Letitia Barbauld Copy Share Image
It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely… — Breyten Breytenbach Copy Share Image
Concrete examples of successful women and their stories of achievement are the best inspiration and [means of] empowerment for other women to… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I'm not going to be just talking, talking, talking and… — Ricky Rubio Copy Share Image
The example of a syllogism that he had studied in Kiesewetter's logic: Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“A father teaches his children that the battle is not determined by the enemy that stands around them, but by the God… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
When I adjust materials of different kinds to one another, I have taken a step in advance of mere oil painting, for… — Kurt Schwitters Copy Share Image
I am confident that Assad's days are numbered. But what we can't do is to simply suggest that, as Governor Romney at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It may be affirmed, without extravagance, that the free institutions we enjoy, have developed the powers, and improved the condition, of our… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've… — Ed O'Brien Copy Share Image
Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
"If you die, you get to heaven; and if you win, you enjoy the earth" (Gita). Even if you die in this… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
During waves of terror attacks, Israel's national police chief will call on all concealed-handgun permit holders to make sure they carry firearms… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“You would think this was common sense, but apparently not: quit doing things you do not want others to do. You will… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
In most legislatures, punctilious attention to correct usage is considered elitist. The word 'government,' for example, is normally pronounced 'gummint'; bureaucracy is… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example… — Hans Haacke Copy Share Image
The schools can't cover all the values that go along with how you handle your money. For example, a financial literacy class… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop thinking, seeing, hearing, or… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability. Robinson Crusoe was rather a moralist than a… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image