Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous. — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Nature does not cocker us: we are children, not pets: she is not fond: everything is dealt to us without fear or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of… — Clifford Geertz Copy Share Image
Karl Marx was in favor of socialist and communist-socialist revolutions, but he had a pretty nuanced view about it. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not… — Alan Dundes Copy Share Image
Do yourself a favor; don’t wear yourself out trying to please everybody. Your time is too valuable. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
No right of preference exists in favor of person, property, or business. Personal claims and ambitions must yield in favor of whatever… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
So long as a man is faithful to himself, everything is in his favor, government, society, the very sun, moon, and stars. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I've got the greatest line in the world about the pope coming out in favor of contraception, and I don't dare use… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
When you look at things like social media, that's an immensely powerful tool that I'm all in favor of. I think it's… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
“Hey…no more dates with people for favors, okay?” “No more dates for favors.” Skylar squeezed Xander’s hand gently. “Can…can I have one… — Heidi Cullinan Copy Share Image
Through learning we grow, becoming more than we were before, and in that sense learning is unselfish, because it results in the… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is moving to - and will continue to move to the economic argument, as to why what he's… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
We have seen that this great labor question cannot be solved save by assuming as a principle that private ownership must be… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with… — Earl Long Copy Share Image
The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
Too often we take blessings for granted, like the sun, the air, health, and opportunity. Or we accept favors, honors, and privileges… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
I think Jesus is saying, Look, you guys are running around like monkeys trying to get people to clap, but people are… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Money solves a lot of problems and when you don't have money, you've got to do all this other stuff to solve… — Julie Davis Copy Share Image
The Librarian considered matters for a while. So…a dwarf and a troll. He preferred both species to humans. For one thing, neither… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
One cannot always bestow all manner of things upon everybody. To refuse a request for just cause is as praiseworthy as to… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government. — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy. — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
A kind, courteous Christian is the most powerful argument that can be produced in favor of Christianity. — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Modesty makes large amends for the pain it gives those who labor under it, by the prejudice it affords every worthy person… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
There's actually a lot of evidence in primates and other animals that they return favors. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I'm in favor of outing when people have demonized or scapegoated gay people for their own public gain. I don't think just… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor. — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hollywood is controlled by homosexual Jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity. — John Travolta Copy Share Image
To mention it was to ask a favor and that as you were too generous, and as for her to ask was… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans… — Mitch Daniels Copy Share Image
In matters of observation chance favors only the prepared mind. (not literal translation) - Dan's les champs de observation le hasard ne… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
A moral choice in its basic terms appears to be a choice that favors survival: a choice made in favor of life. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN. — Wavy Gravy Copy Share Image
