The way the [welfare] programs are organized, poor people are only paid to do things that are counter-productive - such as breaking… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We can sometimes recognize the looks of a century ago on a modern face; but never those of a century to come. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot. — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
For my part, the thing I would wish to obtain from money would be leisure with security. But what the typical modern… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
More and more, modern warfare will be about people sitting in bunkers in front of computer screens, whether remotely piloted aircraft or… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
In the midst of the complexities of modern life, with all its pressures, the spirit of man needs to refresh itself by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This book is unique. I know of no other which so artfully tackles two of the greatest mysteries of modern science, quantum… — George Greenstein Copy Share Image
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
As the classes in modern life come together, we have become much more intensely class conscious. It's a very curious thing. But… — Louis Auchincloss Copy Share Image
The big problem of our modern society is that we feel that we are separated from the nature. But it's just the… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Most American writers don't get asked their opinion on current affairs, whereas in Europe and England, we still do. There are writers… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
If the nose has become a deeply disillusioned and grief-stricken organ in the modern world, then what of the ear? The poor… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
I am afraid I shall have to give up my trade; I am far too inert to keep up with organic chemistry,… — Friedrich Wohler Copy Share Image
All of modern physics is governed by that magnificent and thoroughly confusing discipline called quantum mechanics ... It has survived all tests… — Murray Gell-Mann Copy Share Image
Muscat itself is a mixture of impersonal modern buildings, shopping malls, mosques, traditional souks, tarmac and sand. — Fiona Bruce Copy Share Image
I do listen to music. Movie scores, exclusively, because it's all about mood and nonspecificity. I love the way modern movie scoring… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
“When the experts’ scientific knowledge is legitimated in terms of being rational, logical, efficient, educated, progressive, modern, and enlightened, what analogies can… — Martin Guevara Urbina Copy Share Image
Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business. — Ursula Burns Copy Share Image
Recycling is more expensive for communities than it needs to be, partly because traditional recycling tries to force materials into more lifetimes… — William McDonough Copy Share Image
Technologically, modern man does everything he can do-he functions on this single boundary principle. Modern man, seeing himself as autonomous, with no… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Modern totalitarianism can be defined as the establishment, by means of the state of exception, of a legal civil war that allows… — Giorgio Agamben Copy Share Image
Usama bin Laden feels like Iraq is a part of this War on Terror. He has made it clear that he would… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Some men, like modern shops, hang everything in their show windows; when one goes inside, nothing is to be found. — Berthold Auerbach Copy Share Image
he challenge is finding the modern conduit for the audience, having fun and really looking at the duality of this particular character,… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I was very compelled by a woman who would choose this profession. She [Maura Isles] came from a very highly-educated, wealthy background… — Sasha Alexander Copy Share Image
You need to look at inequality as a typical condition of modern society. — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
The history of modern nutritionism has been a history of macronutrients at war: protein against carbs; carbs against proteins, and then fats;… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Taylor has reinvented herself and her image time and time again. The results have often helped redefine modern fashion. — Bo Derek Copy Share Image
We believe that governments and the organizations that are charged with keeping our communities safe have to have access to the most… — Andy Jassy Copy Share Image
Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like 'Modern Family,' but… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting. — Brad Meltzer Copy Share Image
In these days of modern tennis a player is as strong as his weakest stroke. — Bill Tilden Copy Share Image
In the modern world we have invented ways of speeding up invention, and people's lives change so fast that a person is… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
In general, modern art... has been inspired by a natural desire to chart the uncharted. — Herbert Read Copy Share Image