Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
With respect to sticking accelerator pedals, we failed to connect the dots between problems in Europe and problems in the United States… — Akio Toyoda Copy Share Image
I can only think seriously of trying to live up to an ideal, to improve myself, if I am split in two… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
There is only one important resource which has shown a trend of increasing scarcity rather than increasing abundance. That resource is the… — Julian Simon Copy Share Image
We ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them. She was confident of having performed her… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Human society is part of the general order, and the more our knowledge increases the less we are inclined to believe that… — Arthur Alfred Lynch Copy Share Image
The increase in the amount of heat in the oceans amounts to 17 x 10^22 Joules over the last 30 years. That… — Stefan Rahmstorf Copy Share Image
It is in our interests to let the police and their employers go on believing that the Underground is a conspiracy, because… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
To alter the money value of commodities, by altering the value of money, and yet to raise the same money amount by… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
The ability to see our lives as stories rather than unrelated, random events increases the possibility for significant and purposeful action. — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed,… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
A premature attempt to explain something that thrills you will destroy your perceptivity rather than increase it, because your tendency will be… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend… — Charles Bass Copy Share Image
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
Whoever increases the sum of human joy, is a worshiper. He who adds to the sum of human misery, is a blasphemer. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It's hard enough to communicate when you're telling the truth. — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
We can have the best health insurance options in the world, and people still won't get needed care if we don't increase… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
