A learned man is a sedentary, concentrated solitary enthusiast, who searches through books to discover some particular grain of truth upon which… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
The personal deportment of Captain Perry, throughout the day, was worthy of all praise. He did not quit his own vessel when… — Oliver Hazard Perry Copy Share Image
By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Flawless . . . Tightly choreographed . . . Shipstead gains entry into exclusive worlds and trains her opera glasses on private… — Maureen Corrigan Copy Share Image
America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
You'll be able to gain insight and reach a conclusion only by applying the powers of mind, intellect, soul, heart, spirit, and… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of climbing something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain. But if you compromise… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
We gain nothing by trading the tyranny of capital for the tyranny of labor. — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
I've never even been out of my BMI range. I'm 5-foot-3. If I gain five pounds, it shows. — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angles, but am note nice, I am only a resounding gong or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I affirm that gain is precisely that which comes oftener to the bad man than to the good; for illegitimate gains never… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
But you don't do it. Because guys like us, Red, we know there's a third choice. An alternative to staying simon-pure or… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness. — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
A shade of sorrow passed over Taliesin's face. 'There are those,' he said gently, 'who must first learn loss, despair, and grief.… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
In almost every enterprise, government has provided business with opportunities for private gain at public expense. Government nurtures private capital accumulation through… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
It is necessary to do a systems analysis of your life. Look at where you gain power and where you lose power. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Power feminism is just another scam in which women get to play patriarchs and pretend that the power we seek and gain… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
There were no jobs created in America from 1945, when the war ended, through 2003. How could there be? Taxes were too… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term… — Eskinder Nega Copy Share Image
The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation.… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
The more games you get, the more confidence you gain. I started to set the bar high for myself. — Clint Dempsey Copy Share Image
Its taken 14 billion years for matter to gain the capacity to become conscious of itself. If this is true, it wouldn't… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
