“As Hegel put it, only when it is dark does the owl of Minerva begin its flight. Only in extinction is the… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
Within thy Grave! Oh no, but on some other flight - Thou only camest to mankind To rend it with Good night — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself....His task was to discover his own destiny -… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sure smokers have made personal choices. And they pay for those choices every day, whether sitting through an airline flight dyingfor a… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Compared with mammals, birds have relatively large eyes. In simple terms, a bigger eye means better vision, and excellent vision is essential… — Tim Birkhead Copy Share Image
What we did is we went on those parabolic flights, which people like to call the vomit comet. Basically, the plane throws… — Damian Kulash Copy Share Image
There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
One of the most beautiful sights in dance is American Ballet Theatre in full flight. — Clive Barnes Copy Share Image
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
Katsa now sat calmly on the stomach of her vanquished foe. "He was handsome," said said. Po moaned. "Was he beat-to-a-pulp handsome,… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
One knew, of course, that it was not the red cape any more than it was the boots, the tights, the trunks,… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
The best stroked putt in a lifetime does not bring the aesthetic satisfaction of a perfectly hit wood or iron shot. There… — Al Barkow Copy Share Image
“I had a dream about you last night... I think flying saucer activity is pretty easy to explain; if I had one,… — Marshall Ramsay Copy Share Image
Oft have I heard both youths and virgins say, Birds chuse their mates and couple too this day: But by their flight… — Robert Herrick Copy Share Image
Nothing is more symptomatic of the enervation, of the decompression of the Western imagination, than our incapacity to respond to the landings… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
The two million or so residents who live beneath the Heathrow flight path are accustomed to the noise. However, they are right… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
If black boxes survive air crashes - why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff? — George Carlin Copy Share Image
No longer was light analogous to the discharge of a blunderbuss, but rather to the pulsating flight of birds. — Banesh Hoffmann Copy Share Image
The planes are crowded and noisy and late, and everybody hates everybody. If armed terrorists had tried to hijack any of the… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
My husband and I don't worry about each other the way we might if we didn't have similar jobs. I sometimes get… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
“Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt Copy Share Image
“It was difficult to imagine that a full day hadn't yet passed since we boarded the airliner in New York. I paused.… — Tod Wodicka Copy Share Image
