There is no such thing as a perfect, ideal, or 'correct' translation. A translator is always trying to extend his knowledge and… — Peter Newmark Copy Share Image
For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long.… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
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It occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made of this question (the origin of the species) by patiently… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
Of all the memorable phrases that have been minted and mobilised to describe modern British royalty, 'constitutional monarchy' is virtually the only… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
The natural tendency of children is to solve problems, but we try to indoctrinate them with facts, which they are supposed to… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and you're life is just… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
I don't know why I think so much about other's when other's don't have a second to listen. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
Talent wears well, genius wears itself out; talent drives a snug brougham in fact; genius, a sun-chariot in fancy. — Ouida Copy Share Image
Bad writing is more than a matter of (expletive deleted) syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of them. We… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
Opinions provide fuel for endless argumentation...while the facts will forever hold the keys to eternal peace.. — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
Yet somehow the thing that startled me most, after a week or two had passed, was that I had in fact survived. — Arthur Golden Copy Share Image
Doris Lessing really doesn't care what the critics say. In fact, she orders her publishers not to send her the reviews and… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I'm fanatical about sport: there seems to me something almost religious about the fact that human beings can organise play, the spirit… — Simon Gray Copy Share Image
Half the country seceded from the other half when Abraham Lincoln was elected because half the country couldn't abide his position on… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
The fact is that poetry is not the books in the library . . . Poetry is the encounter of the reader… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Although the frankfurter originated in Frankfurt, Germany, we have long since made it our own, a twin pillar of democracy along with… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Drama is based on the Mistake. I think someone is my friend when he really is my enemy, that I am free… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Forgiving other people who have wronged us or hurt us or embarrassed us is not easy. In fact, sometimes it seems impossible.… — Korie Robertson Copy Share Image
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