High achievers, we imagine, were wired for greatness from birth. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
When my father finally got around to teaching me to drive, he was impressed at my "natural" talent for driving, not knowing… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
Solitude in the city is about the lack of other people or rather their distance beyond a door or wall, but in… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
We make boundaries so that we can feel separate and move coherently through the world: it's part of our necessary natural growth… — Julie Henderson Copy Share Image
... liberal intellectualstend to have a classical theory of politics, in which the state has a monopoly of power; hoping thatthose in… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
And it was always the stories that needed the telling that gave us the rope we could cross any river with. They… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
Any irrational fears?no, i'm quite a rationalist. i'm not superstitious, i think life is too full of natural wonders and logical complexities… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
It seems the most logical thing in the world to believe that the natural resources of the Earth, upon which the race… — Ralph Chaplin Copy Share Image
The tree of research must be fed from time to time with the blood of bean-counters, for it is its natural manure. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
When the pursuit of natural harmony is a shared journey, great heights can be attained. — Lynn Hill Copy Share Image
Dictatorial regimes often manage to keep themselves in power because they are recognized by foreigners as representing the state and its people,… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Those who have abandoned themselves to God always lead mysterious lives and receive from him exceptional and miraculous gifts by means of… — Jean-Pierre de Caussade Copy Share Image
Cranberries contain a massive amount of natural pectins. They will gel all on their own, which is why you can basically make… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I think it can be shown that there is such an unerring power at work in Natural Selection, which selects exclusively for… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release… — Cherie Carter-Scott Copy Share Image
Even if we can agree that some things are natural and some are not, what follows from this? The answer is: nothing.… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
The old beliefs, of course, and the rational approach, are everywhere reinforced, and so it does have a great weight. The magical… — Jane Roberts Copy Share Image
'Environment' is not an abstract concern, or simply a matter of aesthetics, or of personal taste - although it can and should… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Immensity is always there, but we so often become numb to it, or deceive ourselves into thinking our own lives and selves… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
I do not think that tragedy is our natural fate and I do not live in chronic dread of disaster. It is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
As a director, there's no natural career progression. So after 'The Wackness,' which was very personal to me, I was very, very… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and… — James Hansen Copy Share Image
