The problem is that when polls are wrong, they tend to be wrong in the same direction. If they miss in New… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
Somehow when I express my voice, I feel that much more vulnerable. For instance, if I used the wrong word, or if… — Carrie Ann Inaba Copy Share Image
Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a… — Glenn Branca Copy Share Image
Of what use is the universe? What is the practical application of a million galaxies? Yet just because it has no use,… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
In the US the problem has been, for instance, that Nazis have rights of free expression, right? But other kinds of racist… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
For instance, in 1999, Bill Gates not only published a new book on work at the speed of thought but also detailed… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
I remember reports that the American and English newspapers were very happy about the fact that so many were killed in Dresden.… — Julius Streicher Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting how people act on their beliefs. A lot of Christians, for instance, wear crosses around their necks. Nice… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
After the Dance was my first attempt at nonfiction. I'd never really participated in carnival, and I really wanted to go. It… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how… — Arthur Rubinstein Copy Share Image
Hannibal is very much a secular story, even though we dance right up to the supernatural a few times in the show,… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
Every instance since the beginning of time has been a coincidence: A leaf in a tree embodies the combined efforts of the… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
There are exceptions of course, like for instance the Baltic States, which are members of the European Union, together with Ukraine and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
All of the major accomplishments that I have made in my career have been in many instances against the odds. — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
I think Northern California is the most beautiful place on earth. And I adore New Orleans, but there's something about the air… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
[The Maldives] they've become deeply politically engaged - just for instance, the president taught his whole cabinet to scuba dive so they… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
There are ... other business societies - England, Holland, Belgium and France, for instance. But ours [the United States] is the only… — Margaret Halsey Copy Share Image
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves; and all the efforts of courage appear chimerical… — David Hume Copy Share Image
When I look back on my life nowadays, which I sometimes do, what strikes me most forcibly about it is that what… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
Some writers just write about their own lives. Well, I don't want to do that. I want to have a really boring… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I write about how I was attracted to stripping because I didn't feel comfortable with my body, for instance, but there could… — Craig Seymour Copy Share Image
For instance, the Persian Gulf War was a miniature world war. It took place in a small geographical area. In this sense… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
For instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died… — Nancy Friday Copy Share Image