For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a… — Gian Carlo Menotti Copy Share Image
I became a little alarmed at the number of my readers who took the meme more positively as a theory of human… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I have the modest goals of replacing the whole petrochemical industry. — Craig Venter Copy Share Image
The heroic hours of life do not announce their presence by drum and trumpet, challenging us to be true to ourselves by… — Benjamin Cardozo Copy Share Image
I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Although I am a strong political conservative, I now believe that the costs of our fruitless struggle against illegal drugs are not… — Ernest Van den Haag Copy Share Image
I was modest--they accused me of being crafty: I became secretive. I felt deeply good and evil--nobody caressed me, everybody offended me:… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
You may not feel outstandingly robust, but if you are an average-sized adult you will contain within your modest frame no less… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I'm a very, very modest person and with limited abilities. I do have the wish to succeed in anything I undertake, and… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
What is the vanity of the vainest man compared with the vanity which the most modest possesses when, in the midst of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's… — James Harrington Copy Share Image
To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The breakdown of our language, evident in the misuse, i.e., the misunderstanding of nouns and adjectives, is most grave, though perhaps not… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“If you really want to be different, you'd better keep quiet and be a good person on the inside.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I've interviewed multiple people who know bin Laden... who tend to have a universal picture of what he's like, which is: modest,… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
The approbation of others is a stimulus of which one must sometimes be wary. The feeling of one's own strength makes one… — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
I'm against Capitol Punishment in all forms, and I have written many pamphlets on this subject in the manner of Swift's Modest… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
My dream is much more modest than the dreams of the founding fathers. My dream is for Israel to live in peace… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests. — Novalis Copy Share Image
I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town. — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
We weren’t trying to strike it rich with Firefox. It’s open source and it’s free. We weren’t trying to take over the… — Blake Ross Copy Share Image
