During the Qin Dynasty, all books not relating to practical concerns such as agriculture or construction were ordered burned by the emperor… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
For Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tied or… — John Milton Copy Share Image
One can spend too much of one's life locked in stuffy rooms seeking out obscure truths, searching, researching, until one is too… — Jimmy Sangster Copy Share Image
I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to be forgotten… — Robert Browning Copy Share Image
But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything… — Hugh MacLennan Copy Share Image
I would perhaps like to go back to writing small books about obscure people. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
I try to take normal things - whether it's a serious subject or something as obscure as a piece of toast -… — Harland Williams Copy Share Image
It is true that the subliminal in man is the largest part of his nature and has in it the secret of… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Depression is something that seems really obscure when you see it in a theater, but when you talk to people who come… — Aaron Tveit Copy Share Image
Theater for me is about enduring human truth. Special effects can be part of that, but when they obscure what is the… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
It's really a trade-off: you're always having to decide whether you're going to say the more ambitious thing, and lose a little… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
I have a diverse audience, which is great, because I like doing things that are a bit more obscure, and I love… — Kate Beaton Copy Share Image
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on… — Arthur Hays Sulzberger Copy Share Image
...it is not the obscure passages in Scripture that bind you but the ones you understand. With these you are to comply… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“You are a lamp to give light to people; you must mount the lamp stand and shine bright! Don't hide your gifts;… — israelmore ayivor Copy Share Image
Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Part of flirting is that you tend to give each other a little extra slack to be obscure - to say things… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The writing gets done away from the keyboard and away from the studio in my head, in solitude. And then I come… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
Music should resonate with people on an emotional level. That's one of the criterions I use for an idea. Does it speak… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Our early days - our audiences were always very sparse. We played very obscure places in very obscure parts of the world,… — Phil Ehart Copy Share Image
I've always just tried to be who I am and be honest in terms of what I play. If that reaches a… — Brad Mehldau Copy Share Image
