Just in higher education alone, more people go to college now, by enormous amounts, than went to college in the '50's and… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle Hal's opinion being that since the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Having had the good fortune to serve beside her on both courts, I can attest that her opinions are always thoroughly considered,… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The social order of things has demanded an emphasis on the differences between gender that do not in my opinion in fact… — Roni Horn Copy Share Image
But, if you think that by hanging us, you can stamp out the labor movement - the movement from which the downtrodden… — August Spies Copy Share Image
What to do when the market goes down? Read the opinions of the investment gurus who are quoted in the WSJ. And,… — Jonathan Clements Copy Share Image
And yes, there definitely are many good desires. For example, without the desire for food we would not stay alive. It is… — Don Altman Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people. In the best of us there… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and comprehends them, and functions intelligently; but when… — Plato Copy Share Image
I read reviews every time. I read them all. Sometimes they can be very constructive, sometimes not, but it's always interesting to… — Frida Giannini Copy Share Image
For, contrary to the common opinion, it is the wealthy who are greedy of wealth; while the populace are to be gained… — Arthur Machen Copy Share Image
Intellect is not sexed;... strength of mind is not sexed; and ... our views about the duties of men and the duties… — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
The priest therefore saw what the anchorite could not. That God needs no witness. Neither to himself nor against. The truth is… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
It was tricky [to write about Israelis], because everyone has an opinion about the Arab - Israeli conflict, and when I first… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
Generations are as the days of toilsome mankind; death and birth are the vesper and the matin bells that summon mankind to… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
However, if you don't agree with their lifestyle, they spread the most hate. It is so hypocritical it makes my stomach turn.… — Bristol Palin Copy Share Image
I think it's important for women to have a means to get health care. I think it's important that women have a… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
To spread healthy ideas among even the lowest classes of people, to remove men from the influence of prejudice and passion, to… — Georges Cuvier Copy Share Image
I am approached with the most opposite opinions and advice, and that by religious men, who are equally certain that they represent… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If family and society tell you its unfeminine, not really womanly, to be aggressive, to speak up, to have strong opinions, to… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
Our Press and our schools cultivate Chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism and ignorance. The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
I AM (your true self) is not interested in man’s opinion. All its interest lies in your conviction of yourself. What do… — Neville Goddard Copy Share Image
I'm not in favor of no government. You do need a government. But by doing so many things that the government has… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I have traveled many times outside Iran, and have discussed the issue [of the Iranian nuclear project]. I have been asked for… — Maurice Motamed Copy Share Image
If I am mistaken in my opinion that the human soul is immortal, I willingly err; nor would I have this pleasant… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
"Endow scientific research and we shall know the truth, when and where it is possible to ascertain it;" but the counterblast is… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
Except for the small revolutionary groups which exist in all countries, the whole world was determined upon preventing revolution in Spain. In… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury raised cautions against mass media, especially the television, which dumb down human sensibilities and coerce everybody's thoughts… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the… — Zack Greinke Copy Share Image
When the Lord finished the world, he pronounced it good. That is what I said about my first work, too. But Time,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I loved our music discussion. I live for discussions like that. It's my favorite thing because it means that people care about… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many,… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
There is no agreement on the extent to which metabolism could develop independently of a genetic material. In my opinion, there is… — Leslie Orgel Copy Share Image
There is no telling what is going to happen in the music business in the next few years, hours, minutes, seconds. Giving… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
If there were things I felt the White House needed to be doing differently, I'd probably call them. I have a saying,… — Ronna McDaniel Copy Share Image
Certainty is not biologically possible. We must learn (and teach our children) to tolerate the unpleasantness of uncertainty. Science has given us… — Robert A. Burton Copy Share Image