Poesy must not be drawn by the ears: it must be gently led, or rather, it must lead, which was partly the… — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
Science has grown frightfully audacious in these days -- swift-footed, ponderous, careering over her iron ways with unslacking pace. This rampant dragon,… — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
“Divergent Dynamite (The Sonnet) You only know my infinite radiance, you got no clue to my innate hurricane. Day in and day… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Books -lighthouses erected in the great sea of time -books, the precious depositories of the thoughts and creations of genius -books, by… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
I can't say I'm not grateful to have journalists writing about me as a genius. But I know it's not true. I'm… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Death is the real inspiring genius or Musagetes of philosophy, and for this reason Socrates defined philosophy as thanatou mélétè (preparation for… — Luce Irigaray Copy Share Image
A nap is not to be confused with sleeping. We sleep to recharge our bodies. We nap to care for our souls.… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to be able to do two movies with Harold Ramis. He was the kindest of any director with whom… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
Genius of AND. Embrace both extremes on a number of dimensions at the same time. Instead of choosing a OR B, figure… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
When two minds of a high order, interested in kindred subjects, come together, their conversation is chiefly remarkable for the summariness of… — William James Copy Share Image
“She will try to find the nice way to exercise intelligence. But intelligence is not ladylike. Intelligence is full of excesses. Rigorous… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
It is attention, more than any difference between minds and men.-In this is the source of poetic genius, and of the genius… — Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet Copy Share Image
The drama is not a mere copy of nature, not a facsimile. It is the free running hand of genius, under the… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
The old idea that some genius pulls all of this stuff out of the air is ridiculous. As Ridley pointed out, the… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The genius of Republican liberty, seems to demand on one side, not only that all power should be derived from the people;… — James Madison Copy Share Image
America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Genius is answerable only to itself; it is the sole judge of the means, since it alone knows the end; thus genius… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Eventually, meditation will make our mind calm, clear, and as concentrated as a laser which we can focus at will. This capacity… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
In fact we put so many things in our mouths we constantly have to be reminded what not to eat. Look at… — Morgan Spurlock Copy Share Image
I remember I was really into this British band, The Vapors, with that song "Turning Japanese." I thought that they were really… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Even as a young man, Vito Corleone became known as a "man of reasonableness." He never uttered a threat. He always used… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
I can't spell or do grammar, but I'm smarter and more serious than people think. I'm no featherweight when it comes to… — Cher Copy Share Image
Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated--it is an… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
There are two very different types of artists: those I call Old Masters, who work by trial and error and tend to… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Will is the measure of power. To a great genius there must be a great will. If the thought is not a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
To be bound by traditional martial art style or styles is the way of the mindless, enslaved martial artist. But to be… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
That's what I am, Frank thought, an ordinary genius. He had unlocked the secret of radio. The sport of the ordinary! Brillliant… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
Recently, there has been a profound change in how we think about corporate leadership. The 1990s was the era of celebrity leaders:… — James O'Toole Copy Share Image
My first husband, John Barry, was a composer. I couldn't believe that this sophisticated, talented genius chose me and not any of… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to the soul only for power to work.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I’m too young and ridiculous a person to speak for my generation, but I’d be happy to talk about my own experiences… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
Making 'Birdsong,' on the one hand you have how prestigious it is and the reputation of the book, which is something that's… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
The truth about not having everything you need, not being fully equipped or qualified or allowed is that these limits are the… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
Colleges, in like manner, have their indispensable office,--to teach elements. But they can only highly serve us, when they aim not to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius.… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
We can arrive at better solutions to any problem or pain together, than we can by ourselves. The beauty of the modern… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We are having wool pulled over our eyes if we let ourselves be convinced that scientists, taken as a group, are anything… — Anthony Standen Copy Share Image
The genius of Freemasonry is not our Masonic buildings and temples or the trappings of our organizations. It is not our great… — Carl H. Claudy Copy Share Image
Emeric [Pressburger] was completely cosmopolitan. That's what makes their [with Michael Powell] films so special. Neither of them thought twice about making… — Thelma Schoonmaker Copy Share Image
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