“We'll have to see," Belbo said. He rummaged in his drawer and took out some sheets of paper. "Potio-section..." He looked at… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
It is simple nonsense to speak of the fixed tempo of any particular vocal phrase. Each voice has its peculiarities. — Anton Seidl Copy Share Image
“If you say that you'd never hurt anybody, you're lack of emphaty and full of bullshit.” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I suppose the process of acceptance will pass through the usual four stages: (i) this is worthless nonsense; (ii) this is an… — John B. S. Haldane Copy Share Image
There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. If… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“When the person you love can't see your love for them beneath the painful things you say when they reject you, remember… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The idea that full employment without property ownership will solve the world's problems is utter nonsense. The Keynesian concept that the function… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
Not to waste time on nonsense. Not to be taken in by conjurors and hoodoo artists with their talk about incantations and… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Given any new technology for transmitting information, we seem bound to use it for great quantities of small talk. We are only… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
The floor of Christendom and elsewhere is littered with wrecks made by old prophets. God won't stand nonsense from any man. Every… — Charles Studd Copy Share Image
There are a lot of laws from Europe about employing people which are absolute nonsense. — Ben Elliot Copy Share Image
To the extent that the academy is producing people who are talking utter nonsense, and imagining that it is sophisticated and enlightened… — Bret Weinstein Copy Share Image
We find no sense in talking about something unless we specify how we measure it; a definition by the method of measuring… — Hermann Bondi Copy Share Image
Spread the glad tidings that it will not disappoint Miss Heyer's many admirers. Judging from the letters I've received from obviously feeble-minded… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
Since science's competence extends to observable and measurable phenomena, not to the inner being of things, and to the means, not to… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted nonsense give to a hard working man — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. You become a crotchety old person convinced that… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
When you're in the desert you witness acts of power. When you're in the world of the tonal, drop all that nonsense,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think people should recognise that I'm one of the best defenders in the world and not just talk nonsense, I will… — Dejan Lovren Copy Share Image
Don't think I'm talking nonsense because I'm drunk. I'm not a bit drunk. Brandy's all very well, but I need two bottles… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as "natural law": this expression is nothing but old nonsense... Prior to laws, what is natural is… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
The Red Queen shook her head. "You may call it 'nonsense' if you like," she said, "but I've heard nonsense, compared with… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
Once you have the cap and gown all you need do is open your mouth. Whatever nonsense you talk becomes wisdom and… — Moliere Copy Share Image