It is familiar to mainstream academic scholarship. One very prominent political scientist, in his standard text American Politics 20 years ago, observes… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is on that screen people smile — Paul Reiser Copy Share Image
The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Some questions cannot be answered. They become familiar weights in the hand, round stones pulled from the pocket, unyielding and cool. — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
The only real reason for self-referencing is the fun factor. It's fun for the writer, getting little peeks at what old characters… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
I think people like difference. When you walk out the door in New York City, in a mixed-use neighborhood like the Village,… — Sharon Zukin Copy Share Image
There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Be gentle and tolerant. Intimacy will grow, but will take time and cannot be rushed. If all goes well, soon you will… — Bill Jay Copy Share Image
Her own body was such a familiar and unremarkable thing to her that she was puzzled by the convulsive ecstasy men could… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
You're familiar with the tragedies of antiquity, are you? The great homicidal classics? — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
This preparatory sort of idealism is the one that, as I just suggested, Berkeley made prominent, and, after a fashion familiar. I… — Josiah Royce Copy Share Image
I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar… — Cecily von Ziegesar Copy Share Image
I saw Lord Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts) assign the angel hosts to go to bloodlines and command familiar and familial spirits… — Chuck Pierce Copy Share Image
“Philosophy, beginning in wonder, as Plato and Aristotle said, is able to fancy everything different from what it is. It sees the… — William James Copy Share Image
The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. . . . [A] government resting upon popular suffrage cannot be successful… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
I see parallels between Karachi and the cities that I was familiar with: a very different place, but in terms of its… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
“The genuflection toward 'fairness' is a familiar newsroom piety, in practice the excuse for a good deal of autopilot reporting and lazy… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Sci-fi uses the images that sf - starting with H.G. Wells - made familiar: space travel, aliens, galactic wars and federations, time… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew. — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Behind us, as we go, all things assume pleasing forms, as clouds do far off. Not only things familiar and stale, but… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
