Paradox is the sharpest scalpel in the satchel of science. Nothing concentrates the mind as effectively, regardless of whether it pits two… — Hans Christian von Baeyer Copy Share Image
In strongly opposing the world of play to that of reality, and in stressing that play is essentially a side activity, the… — Roger Caillois Copy Share Image
People sometimes forget that jazz was built not only in the minds of the great ones but on the backs of the… — Cab Calloway Copy Share Image
For it is in the millions of small melodies that the truth of history is always found, for history only matters because… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I'm interested in ordinary experience, and regardless of the precise definition of ordinary, and I've found that in so-called ordinary experience, there… — Frederick Wiseman Copy Share Image
She squeezed my hand, and I drew a shaky breath, marveling at the fact that while on an ordinary leave in an… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has; but I am a great eater of… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Do not try to do extraordinary things but do ordinary things with intensity. — Emily Carr Copy Share Image
Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move. — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I think what I like to do is to begin with the ordinary and find the extraordinary in it. — Graham Swift Copy Share Image
I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did,… — Cameron Dokey Copy Share Image
What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman? — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Put me in a costume, and I'm your man. I must have one of those faces which seems to suit period drama… — Hans Matheson Copy Share Image
The ritual of exorcism is not practiced by an ordinary priest. An exorcist requires specific training and must be thought to have… — Gabriele Amorth Copy Share Image
Once any tyranny becomes accepted as ordinary, its victory is assured. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Newton was a genius, but not because of the superior computational power of his brain. Newton's genius was, on the contrary, his… — Gerald Weinberg Copy Share Image
I've always known that the best part of writing occurs before you've picked up a pen. When a story exists only in… — Carolyn Parkhurst Copy Share Image
We are having wool pulled over our eyes if we let ourselves be convinced that scientists, taken as a group, are anything… — Anthony Standen Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as too ordinary to write about, whether that's life or a scene in a novel. What's interesting… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
We want to see a struggle. We want to see people falling over but getting themselves back up on their feet, and… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
My parents were an ordinary East End family and very supportive - they would have supported me no matter what I wanted… — Matthew Bourne Copy Share Image
The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately, be very… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Texting and phone calls, fireworks, blends, café au lait, and music. Yesterday's television. Work and beer. The neighbor's dog, or those strange… — Tomoko Yamashita Copy Share Image
What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary… — Miuccia Prada Copy Share Image
Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be… — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Unformed people delight in the gaudy and in novelty. Cooked people delight in the ordinary. — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If we want to keep farmers in business, it's time for all of us, ordinary citizens and policy makers alike, to begin… — Joan Dye Gussow Copy Share Image
I don't understand writers who feel they shouldn't have to do any of the ordinary things of life, because I think that… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
The purpose of life is to live an ordinary life in an extraordinary manner. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
One thing we've learned this summer is that a house is not an end in itself, any more than "home" is just… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues. — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
but can everyone simply choose the path he loves? someone has to take the ordinary jobs. all i know is, that worked… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
Magical realism is a blending of the unusual or supernatural into an otherwise ordinary setting. And, to me, this perfectly describes the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I assure you that I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I can understand, he said, that many people, many perfectly ordinary people, have an interesting story to tell. No one's experience of… — Michael Frayn Copy Share Image
