For every gain in deep certitude there is a corresponding growth of superficial "doubt." This doubt is by no means opposed to… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
So I switch to my MacBook and make my rounds: news sites, blogs, tweets. I scroll back to find the conversations that… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I ever try to make a case for the music. I mean, sometimes the music isn't even that good.… — Michael Azerrad Copy Share Image
The science fiction approach doesn't mean it's always about the future; it's an awareness that this is different. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Seeing means that you don't condemn fear as bad from the very beginnings — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think we owe it to children to let them dig their knowledge, of whatever subject, for themselves out of the "fit"… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
When one rows it is not the rowing which moves the ship: rowing is only a magical ceremony by means of which… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Every kid goes to school full of questions about meaning. You know, 'What's my place in the universe? What does it mean… — David Christian Copy Share Image
All outward means of grace, if separate from the spirit of God, cannot profit, or conduce, in any degree, either to the… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
Well first of all it's a business and it's a tough business, and you have to have the strength to survive all… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
Sugar," Tara said in a voice that was pure Pissed-Off South. "You need to go far, far away." A few weeks ago,… — Jill Shalvis Copy Share Image
To me, the most important thing was to treat people the way you want to be treated. Some people say that I'm… — Dave Mustaine Copy Share Image
Human nature has its fatal weaknesses, but 'love' means embracing the whole of human nature, the bad within the good, the benign… — Qiu Miaojin Copy Share Image
Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning,… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Grandmother pointed out my brother Perry, my sister Sarah, and my sister Eliza, who stood in the group. I had never seen… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something. — Dmitri Shostakovich Copy Share Image
An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can’t have.... Are you sure?" "Yes I’m sure," said Harry. "Why, what does… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Look whether it be indifferently, as well for sins secret as open, what you find to be your best cordials to comfort… — Thomas Hooker Copy Share Image
There's something tragic in the fate of almost every person--it's just that the tragic is often concealed from a person by the… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
You know what I hate? The outdoors. I mean, generally. I don't like outside. I'm an inside person. I'm all about refrigeration… — John Green Copy Share Image
Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wayne Wang, the director, really helped me become a more mature actress. When I first started filming, I was really over the… — AnnaSophia Robb Copy Share Image
I keep thinking my father gave me Turgenev, and then I realize at some point, Oh, this is a false memory. I… — Marco Roth Copy Share Image
Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean youre crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are… — Mika Copy Share Image
The current economic climate means getting out of college is no guarantee of getting a job, and no guarantee of a satisfying… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
It's not about sizzle for me. I think it's fine. I mean, America made a decision in 2008 to go with a… — Rob Portman Copy Share Image
There are things that a woman sings, and only a woman knows the full meaning. You may sing for men as well… — Gayl Jones Copy Share Image
Telling it like it is means telling it like it was and how it is now that it isn't what it was… — Jill Johnston Copy Share Image
The fear of rejection really kind of stunts your growth as a person. I mean, it's like a friend of mine says,… — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
He laced his fingers through mine and lifted my hand to his lips. I had gloves on, but he kissed exactly where… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Being fearless means busting down those walls of fear and being who you are, not who someone else thinks you are. People… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I mean I love my family very much, but there is a difference when you're reuniting with your family outside of your… — Debra Messing Copy Share Image
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
We must take our sentences seriously, which means we must understand them philosophically, and the odd thing is that the few who… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
