“A mood of constructive criticism being upon me, I propose forthwith that the method of choosing legislators now prevailing in the United… — H.L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Don't put blame on anything, put the blame on yourself for perceiving that "thing" as something to blame in the first place.” — Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Ph.D, MBA Copy Share Image
“Who knows what I want to do? Who knows what anyone wants to do? How can you be sure about something like… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
I was going to be a surgeon at one point, and I remember being taught that the surgical heroes aren't the ones… — Norman Swan Copy Share Image
The people of Alabama are fed up. They are tired of politicians who lie to them, and they are sick of elected… — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
I started doing documentaries in the first place because of the war. I always wanted to do feature films, and I studied… — Danis Tanovic Copy Share Image
Artists make art for themselves. Art is an honest expression. Artists who pander to their fans by trying to make music “for”… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
“Language, the unconscious, the parents, the symbolic order: these terms in Lacan are not exactly synonymous, but they are intimately allied. They… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
It's one thing to make lemonade out of lemons, another to proclaim that lemons are what you'd hope for in the first… — Gary Marcus Copy Share Image
Last forever!' Who hasn't prayed that prayer? You were lucky to get it in the first place. The present is a freely… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I think it's easier to play in a playoff race. This is exciting. It's a lot easier to come to the park… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
I start at square one with every role. If I let myself feel pressure, it would crush me. The truth is that… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws,” Bastiat reasoned. “On the contrary, it was the fact that… — Lawrence W. Reed Copy Share Image
“This is the first place I have worked that is going to change the world,” Blankenship said, taking a jab at the… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
All I've ever wanted is to improve myself and become the best, which is the reason I joined Real in the first… — Nicolas Anelka Copy Share Image
“For us, the possibility of kindly use is weighted with problems. In the first place, this is not ultimately an organization or… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“The phrase “The cat’s out of the bag” tells that a secret’s been exposed to the world. But who put the secret,… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
In the first place, [his eyes] never laughed when he laughed. Have you ever noticed this peculiarity some people have? It is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the first place, all books that get fairly into the vital air of the world were written by the successful class,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“if not anyone else—that what we’d created at Pixar could work outside of Pixar. Both the run-up to the acquisition and its… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is not so much a hard-won achievement, much less a "creation," but instead is deep relaxation and recovery of our natural… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
If there had been an exercise I'd liked, would I have gotten this big in the first place? — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
Again, when we view a scene fleetingly, do we consciously see all the details even though we don't retain them, or do… — David Papineau Copy Share Image