There is between sleep and us something like a pact, a treaty with no secret clauses, and according to this convention it… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
J.R.R.Tolkien has confessed that about a third of the way through The Fellowship of the Ring, some ruffian named Strider confronted the… — Ansen Dibell Copy Share Image
The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an… — Laozi Copy Share Image
You can force students to learn, to a certain extent, but students aren't happy and employers aren't happy. — Sugata Mitra Copy Share Image
Faith is one of the forces by which men live, and the total absence of it means collapse — William James Copy Share Image
I really did not think much about the size of the transfer fee when I left Barcelona because it was all down… — Luis Figo Copy Share Image
...Force yourself to use the optimist's explanatory style: 'The situation is temporary. The effect will be limited, not pervasive. And it's due… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
An artist needs to become familiar with that which is most hidden from the self by the self. For this one thing… — Pat Steir Copy Share Image
When you're a woman in your thirties, and maybe you don't really know what you want to do with your life, but… — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
The forces of genetic mixing are so powerful that everyone in the world has Jewish ancestors, though the amount of DNA from… — Steve Olson Copy Share Image
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
I am not here to pass civilities or compliments with you, but on other business. I have stood your meanness as long… — Nathan Bedford Forrest Copy Share Image
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
I'm into eating salads and fish. I've always been a big fish eater. I like fruit. I have friends that you have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I spent my twenties not really participating in the work force in any real way. I acted a tiny bit, but that… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
Sometimes something becomes a lot better. It's like a puzzle . You can't force a round brick into a square. It's a… — Oh Land Copy Share Image
A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to… — Nancy Cartwright Copy Share Image
The Grid makes the history of architecture and all previous lessons of urbanism irrelevant. It forces Manhattan's builders to develop a new… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
There is this inherent human instinct that the usual way you control trolling is you force people to use their real identities.… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
We must take the abiding spiritual values which inhere in the deep experiences of religion in all ages and give them new… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the RUC is no longer accepted as an impartial police force. — Jack Lynch Copy Share Image
I am excited about Indian Grand Prix F1 race. I will support the Force India team. I have friends like Michael Schumacher… — Sachin Tendulkar Copy Share Image
Very often people who admit the facts, who are willing to see that Mr. Rockefeller has employed force and fraud to secure… — Ida Tarbell Copy Share Image
'The anthropocene' refers to the way we live now, in a highly globalized world, characterized by a large human population and powerful… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
