She often spoke to falling seeds and said, "Ah hope you fall on soft ground," because she had heard seeds saying that… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
First of all, the art of living; then as my ideal profession, poetry and philosophy, and as my real profession, plastic arts;… — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
If we are to preserve civilization, we must first remain civilized. — Louis St. Laurent Copy Share Image
The birds laugh loud and long together When Fashion's followers speed away At the first cool breath of autumn weather. Why, this… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
The first thing is love: love deeply. If you have been with a person for a few years, in deep love, and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
In the first few pages, Kundera discusses several abstract historical figures: Robespierre, Nietzsche, Hitler. For Eunice's sake, I wanted him to get… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Custom, law bent my first years to the religion of the happy Muslims. I see it too clearly: the care taken of… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's father, but not a tendency to fight in the First World War. — Jeremy Hardy Copy Share Image
Sir John Templeton: "My ethical principle in the first place was: 'Where could I use my talents that God gave me to… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
When I think about my father, the first image that comes to mind is holding his hand as he drove me to… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
February 1997 - National Prayer Breakfast in Washington attended by the President and the First Lady. "What is taking place in America,"… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
The fact is that, unless you are very good, most first movies are too long, and you lose your rhythm and your… — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it; Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Love . . . is like nature, but in reverse; first it fruits, then it flowers, then it seems to wither, then… — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
First time you hear something, it sounds outlandish and broken and like it doesn't make sense. But once it's been in your… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
I've never done a movie in that genre, and I love a lot of those movies. I watched the director's [David Freyne]… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Perfection is impossible. Trying to do your best is important, but loving yourself and loving others should come first. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You signed no contract to become a parent, but the responsibilities were written in invisible ink. There was a point when you… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I like historical fiction. I fell in love with New Orleans the first time I visited it. And I wanted to place… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The first time I tried to put a new diaper on my baby, I yanked the little Velcro strap too jerkily and… — Paul Reiser Copy Share Image
I know I wasn't allowed to go to fashion school; I can't cut a dress like Galliano, right? But I had enough… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I freely admit that the remembrance of David Hume was the very thing that many years ago first interrupted my dogmatic slumber… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Any show in its first season is going to probably have some growing pains. — Tim Roth Copy Share Image
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A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to maintain him. They must even… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
So I delegate a lot and I make my family come first, my husband and our kids. — Kelly Preston Copy Share Image
The first car I bought was the most beautiful car I've ever seen. It was secondhand, but I parked it outside of… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
Like world describers before me, those mapmakers in the seventeenth centure, I had laid down my first faintly drawn border. With that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French… — Samantha Stosur Copy Share Image
The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Of all the arts poetry (which owes its origin almost entirely to genius and will least be guided by precept or example)… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
It’s right to say that people fall in love. We don’t glide, slip, or stumble into it. Instead we tumble head first… — Martin Pistorius Copy Share Image
Inside the first 20 to 25 games of the season, we were losing these games, getting beat by two and three points.… — Ray Allen Copy Share Image
Thought is the first level of creation. Next comes the word. Everything you say is a thought expressed. It is creative and… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image