People make a big mistake when they say, 'I need to be motivated.' You motivate yourself. I might inspire somebody, but that… — Billy Mills Copy Share Image
Intelligence, it might be said, has caused our troubles; but it is not unintelligence that will cure them. Only more and wiser… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Swimming has given me a lot. It's given me a respect for people and different cultures around the world when I've been… — Liam Tancock Copy Share Image
On any given day, my father wasn't likely to return from work before I was asleep for the night. I saw that… — Ezekiel Emanuel Copy Share Image
Most of our days are filled with routine duties required for life to continue with any sort of sanity. But if we… — Priscilla Shirer Copy Share Image
Even if times got bad, he would never again deny himself the possibility that the future might be happy even if the… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
In that way, I don't understand myself. It might have to do with my own conflicts, where to place my body as… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
Passion is not friendly. It is arrogant, superbly contemptuous of all that is not itself, and, as they very definition of passion… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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For the sake of humanity it is devoutly to be wished that the manly employment of agriculture and the humanizing benefits of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Taking chances for the people you care most about is easy. It's hard to take chances that might mean making bad decisions.… — Paul Walker Copy Share Image
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I've always been - as a teacher, as graduate student, as a student, and I think, really, as a child - I've… — David Ferry Copy Share Image
I didn't ask to become a role model, but it was thrust upon all of us, regardless of whether you acknowledge it.… — Nick Jonas Copy Share Image
Distinguish open-minded people from closed-minded people. Open-minded people seek to learn by asking questions; they realize that what they know is little… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
About the book of Job: If it were today, God might be asking "How does DNA carry traits? How are instincts passed… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
What is important is the story. Because when we are all dust and teeth and kicked-up bits of skin - when we're… — Alexandra Fuller Copy Share Image
In the Sixties, the hippies said "Make love, not war," and that was naive. But it might be less naive to say… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
Before Anna, I'd had a few relationships and I'm glad I've been around a bit. I know where it's gone wrong or… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I keep reminding myself, through all the ups and downs of 'Community,' that I might never have another job that really means… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Another merit of home is that it preserves the diversity between individuals. If we were all alike, it might be convenient for… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There is always the risk in advocating for democracy that the first people to wake up might not be your team, but… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
They might be a good friend, but they are also a bitter commercial rival. Let's not kid ourselves.. The American wheat industry… — John Howard Copy Share Image
I think that the real religion is about the understanding that if we can only still our egos for a few seconds,… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
We have no right to judge where we should be put, or to have preconceived notions as to what God is fitting… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
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The obsessive documentation is itself adjacent to hyper-consumption in our society. The desire to just have everything all the time and adjacent… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Being brave is when you have to do something because you know it is right, but at the same time, you are… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It's just… — Jeff Gordon Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump shows signs of backing out of Europe, the Russians might be willing to stay out of his confrontation with… — Lawrence Davidson Copy Share Image
Now, this one might be a little stringy, but then again, it's fiddle player." That isn't fiddle player, it's piccolo player." How… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The same would be true for something like Social Security, where historically, if you just read the law and the fact that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I had repeatedly made written requests to the Fuehrer that I might be allowed to join the Wehrmacht as an ordinary soldier.… — Fritz Sauckel Copy Share Image
As soon as I started acting in England, I got unusual roles. Although I'm 6 foot six, and agents might standardly cast… — Nonso Anozie Copy Share Image
I can make going to the dry-cleaners last an entire day, and the dry cleaners might be 150 yards from my front… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
The idea of not being able to control my own fertility genuinely terrifies me. That one mistake might change your life. That… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Do you do this because you live such short lives? Tell yourselves wild tales of what might happen tomorrow, and feel all… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
It's all very Italian (and decidedly un-American): to insist that doing the right thing is the most pleasurable thing, and that the… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
