We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not… — Yitzhak Rabin Copy Share Image
Courage multiplies the chances of success by sometimes making opportunities, and always availing itself of them; and in this sense Fortune may… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
I have been used to consider poetry as "the food of love" said Darcy. "Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may.… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“We all owe everyone for everything that happens in our lives. But it’s not owing like a debt to one person—it’s really… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I shall clasp my hands together and bow to the corners of the world. May your villages remain ignorant of tax collectors,… — Barry Hughart Copy Share Image
Einstein does not remain attached to the classical principles, and when presented with a problem in physics he quickly envisages all of… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
No number of sightings of white swans can prove the theory that all swans are white. The sighting of just one black… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
Realism is a very sophisticated form of literature, a very grown-up one. And that may be its weakness. But fantasy seems to… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Since man cannot live without miracles, he will provide himself with miracles of his own making. He will believe in witchcraft and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This Excellent Mathematician having given us, in the Transactions of February last, an account of the cause, which induced him to think… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
“There is a LIGHT in this world. A healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometime lose sight… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The sight of the eye, the hearing of the ear, the touch of the hand may each and all be deceived, but… — Moses Thatcher Copy Share Image
Misunderstanding may arise by confusing the Buddhist and scientific definitions of death. Within the scientific system you spoke quite validly of the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Nothing but the cross of Christ can so startle the spiritual nature from its torpor, as to make it an effectual counterpoise… — Mark Hopkins Copy Share Image
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for every other song, then we'll probably be… — Charles Kelley Copy Share Image
“The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
May our former president, who brought peace to millions, find it for himself. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I think the Democratic electorate is similarly very energized. In both cycles we have new folks coming into the system who had… — Leah D. Daughtry Copy Share Image
For the academic the rhetorical sense of superiority through the possession of knowledge is essential for facing the daily grind, turning again… — Robin Winks Copy Share Image
When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Mortals, while through the world you go, Hope may succor and faith befriend, Yet happy your hearts if you can but know,… — Clinton Scollard Copy Share Image
Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I look East, West, North, South, and I do not see Sauron; but I see that Saruman has many descendants. We Hobbits… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
The trouble with you and me, is that we don't live in the real world. We dream of fantastic things that may… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Your friends may love you in private but your enemies will hate you in public. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When we seem to have won or lost in terms of certainties, we must, as literature teachers in the classroom, remember such… — Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Copy Share Image
Fearful people are more dependent, more easily manipulated and controlled, more susceptible to deceptively simple, strong, tough measures and hard-line postures. ...… — George Gerbner Copy Share Image
Perhaps there is a reason that there is no fool piece on the chessboard. What action, a fool? What strategy, a fool?… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
And we need to share our story. Not with everyone but with someone. There is someone who is like you were. And… — Max Lucado 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
Professor Tillman. Most of us here are not scientists, so you may need to be a little less technical.’ This sort of… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
Reconcile the loss of the painting - no matter how many times it may happen - with the joy of beginning again. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
In all my ways of seeing - may I use new glasses, a telescope and a microscope. And may I always allow… — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
Because people along the route had realized that there was demand and quickly organized supply. That's so Chinese. In a well-organized country… — Zhang Xin Copy Share Image
As we celebrate the 100th birthday of Margaret Sanger, our outrageous and our courageous leader, we will probably find a number of… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image