What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
No tongue is able to declare the greatness of the love that Jesus bears to every soul: and therefore this Spouse, when… — Peter of Alcantara Copy Share Image
Proust has been dead since 1922, yet the annual appearance of his posthumous works has left him, to the reader, alive. Now… — Janet Flanner Copy Share Image
The most active people in the country know different things, and because each one tends to hear mostly and deal mostly with… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro. The day was as warm as… — Kate Douglas Wiggin Copy Share Image
And what physicians say about disease is applicable here: that at the beginning a disease is easy to cure but difficult to… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Time is one of our most valuable possessions. Use it wisely. Remind yourselves often that things that matter most should not be… — O. Leslie Stone Copy Share Image
I don't feel the individualist anarchists, particularly in the American tradition, including the Transcendental tradition of New England, in any way deserve… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
Violence stinks no matter which side of it you're on. But now and then there's nothing left to do but hit the… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I left the government because I saw the only way to get family planning moving, was to do it outside the government.… — Mechai Viravaidya Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when your indiscretions at university were recorded in a roneoed college newsletter of which there is only one… — Malcolm Turnbull Copy Share Image
Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game. — Tiger Woods Copy Share Image
I left home to go to college, and then I moved back home. I moved back for three years from 21 to 24. — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
My mother wanted to be an actress. She wanted to follow her dreams and she never really got a chance to do… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This… — Nova Ren Suma Copy Share Image
The difference between our family and other poor families was that my mother actively chose to be poor. She was highly literate,… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
President Obama has two years left as president. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets to appoint two new Kardashian husbands. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Whilst you are prosperous you can number many friends; but when the storm comes you are left alone. — Ovid Copy Share Image
Podcasting is not really that different from streaming music, which we've done for quite a long time. Having a traditional podcast that… — Chris DeWolfe Copy Share Image
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. — Luther Allison Copy Share Image
Restraint? Why are you so concerned with saving their lives? The whole idea is to kill the bastards. At the end of… — Thomas S. Power Copy Share Image
Let an ultraintelligent machine be defined as a machine that can far surpass all the intellectual activities of any man however clever.… — I. J. Good Copy Share Image
