I admire American literature, both contemporary and classic - 'Moby-Dick' is just about the best book in the world - and I… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
When students are first at the Kerouac School we harp on Gertrude Stein's very basic poetic insistence that words are things .… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
The rhythmic pattern of the poem, which forces continuity of attention - incites a pleasurable compulsion to 'follow' - is either a… — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
He explained to me with great insistence that every question posessed a power that did not lie in the answer. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would "lief" or wish it to… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
It is easy to make light of insistence on scrupulous regard for the safeguards of civil liberties when invoked on behalf of… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
Because everybody who has ever lost their way in life has felt the nagging insistence of that question. At some point we… — John Green Copy Share Image
I might have arguments with the size of Reagan's military buildup, but given the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, staying ahead of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous, urgent, ardent.… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
Liberalism regards all absolutes with profound skepticism, including both moral imperatives and final solutions... Insistence upon any particular solution is the mark… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Some major problems can be solved by our political process and our leaders. Others can be solved only when there is popular… — James Stone Copy Share Image
I've put live performance in a lot of spaces. Part of what I want to do is take over the takeover. Another… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is… — Don Aitkin Copy Share Image
Throughout the world, our insistence on individual freedom and opportunity has been at the bottom of what people think when they hear… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I associate the garden with the whole experience of being alive, and so, there is nothing in the range of human experience… — Stanley Kunitz Copy Share Image
The word 'phobic' has its place when properly used, but lately it's been declawed by the pompous insistence that most animosity is… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Our reasonings grasp at straws for premises and float on gossamers for deductions. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Even if you do not like it, you have to drink tea when the other person insists. The point that you had… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
We try to abolish intervals by our manic insistence on keeping busy, on doing something. And as a result, all we succeed… — Lyall Watson Copy Share Image
Why all this insistence on the senses? Because in order to convince your reader that he is THERE, you must assault each… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
advocating women's rights and greater opportunity for women in the workplace and in every avenue of public life is inconsistent with an… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
