Beneatha: You didn't tell us what Alaiyo means... for all I know, you might be calling me Little Idiot or something... ...… — Lorraine Hansberry Copy Share Image
So that the life of a writer, whatever he might fancy to the contrary, was not so much a state of composition,… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Love is fragile -- she was thinking -- but perhaps the pieces are saved, the things that hovered on lips, that might… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
But I cannot bring myself to believe that I was intended for a musician, because it seems so small a business in… — Sidney Lanier Copy Share Image
Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days. When you have someone like Cheney… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy… — Peter Gabriel Copy Share Image
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There might be a lot of difference between Republicans and Democrats on key social issues like women's rights and health care. But… — Moby Copy Share Image
I have often sung to drown my sorrow, but seldom to express my happiness. Crying for joy, and singing for joy, were… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
I teach something called The Law of Probabilities, which says the more things you try, the more likely one of them will… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
To choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you talk to… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
It was noted long ago that the front row of burlesque houses was occupied predominantly by bald-headed men. In fact, such a… — Harry S.N. Greene Copy Share Image
There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you are as if under… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
If the divine Logos of God the Father became son of man and man so that He might make men gods and… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
I never really set out to research any of these stories. I try to lead an interesting life though. I guess the… — Arthur Bradford Copy Share Image
If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with… — Mike Davidson Copy Share Image
Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many people think making a film about history... about war... about the Holocaust, it might be heavy, dramatic and traumatic. I don't… — Arnon Goldfinger Copy Share Image
I fired the ball for the purpose of giving those dudes to understand upon what ground I stood, believing that those of… — Mary Edwards Walker Copy Share Image
It might do wonders for your marriage,” Amelia continued. “It’s lovely to talk to your husband after you’ve been to bed together.… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
The [next] priority for change the first element of a new politics for the United States is in our policy toward the… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
If you write a hit song for Britney Spears, it's worth several million dollars. Just one song! And it might have taken… — Jewel Copy Share Image
Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
All his words and actions would now be fit for his daughter’s ears and eyes. Life would be lived as if under… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
There were drinks and food in full force, and some Moroi guy had a guitar out and was trying to impress girls… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
At a glance, addiction, sex work, mad passion, and all forms of extreme behavior might look like pushing or trying to obliterate… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for advertising. If I didn't teach and could go back in time, I might try and… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
I'm boyish with a feminine twist. I definitely gravitate toward oversized things like shirts and jackets. I like a good trouser, but… — Jacquelyn Jablonski Copy Share Image
Showtunes might be able to come back into pop music, which is something we haven't seen since the 50s and 60s. Everything… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
What if your husband’s faults are God’s tools to shape you? What if the very thing that most bugs you about your… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share Image
The most radical, audacious thing to think is that there might be some point to working hard and thinking hard and reading… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just let them sit in the goddam sun. But the world won't let them because there's nothing more dangerous than letting old… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
But how to do feelings? All very well to write "She felt sad", or describe what a sad person might do, but… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest,… — John Debney Copy Share Image
I'm interested in thinking about how are we contributing to the culture, what we can write that might help us deepen the… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - never imagine yourself not to… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
In film you have the script months ahead of time often, for a good film, but in television it seems like you… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image