How does one chip off the marble that doesn't belong? ... That comes about through five things: humility, reverence, inspiration, deep purpose,… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
It would seem as if the rulers of our time sought only to use men in order to make things great; I… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“High towers, and metaphysically-great men resembling them, round both of which there is commonly much wind, are not for me. My place… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with the superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in reach… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
The generation that followed did not have the same concerns; none of its members attempted to follow the example of the past… — Cheikh Anta Diop Copy Share Image
“She reads his poems gratefully in her small Mississippi town. It's an undramatic life, yet these past months she seems to have… — Beth Ann Fennelly Copy Share Image
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
“You mean Heiron,’ said Lamen. ‘Yes, that’s right,’ said Charls. ‘I can’t meet Heiron,’ said Lamen. ‘It’s understandable to be nervous around… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
William Wilberforce...w as a great man who impacted the Western world as few others have done. Blessed with brains, charm, influence and… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Then there were long, lazy summer afternoons when there was nothing to do but read. And dream. And watch the town go… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
For the greater a man's works for the future, the less the present can comprehend them; the harder his fight, and the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“Ha Jin writes: 'Some great men and women are fortified and redeemed through their suffering, and they even seek sadness instead of… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
“In those days, even in European countries, death had a solemn social importance. It was not regarded as a moment when certain… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Hero-worship is the deepest root of all; the tap-root, from which in a great degree all the rest were nourished and grown… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
