Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
There is more than one kind of freedom," said Aunt Lydia. "Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Christians have given atheists less and less in which to disbelieve — Alasdair MacIntyre Copy Share Image
Accurate processing of information about outcomes is no simple task under the variable conditions of everyday life . . . usually, many… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I normally don't need any help to put pressure on myself but there was additional pressure because it was a film she… — Oscar Torre Copy Share Image
Good design is a visual statement that maximizes the life goals of the people in a given culture (or, more realistically, the… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I insist on the dignity and God- given potential and work of every child, regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic answer about that but in the last… — Ann Beattie Copy Share Image
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be almost… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I should like to express our profound gratitude to the Americans of Indian origin. The way they have conducted themselves, the way… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Sitting down and weeping is what women have done for centuries, and it has done no good at all. Nor praying. God… — Sheri S. Tepper Copy Share Image
The very concept of an Iranian university is an oxymoron. There are no free and open places of learning in that repressive… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Justice is a machine which, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself. — John Galsworthy Copy Share Image
I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm… — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
With all the blessings our modern age has given to us, let us not give up the things that promote the workings… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
Two years ago I focused on one apartment to see how many variations you can come up with in a given space… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting,… — Philip Warren Anderson Copy Share Image
I strongly object to the fact that so many newspapers have given the American public and the world the impression that I… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
"What is normal?" really becomes the question. What is normal, and how are we fooled into thinking it's something other than what… — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
Our time on earth is not well spent by counting rewards before God has given them to us, but rather, by looking… — Dan Schilling Copy Share Image
Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We may not know when or how the Lord's answers will be given, but in His time and His way, I testify,… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
