Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
Adolescence is not only an important period in life, but that it is the only period where one may speak of life… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
It's such a unique story. Book of Joshua in the Bible wasn't always my favorite book, by the way. Only some ago… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
War has been more common than peace, and extended periods of peace have been rare in a world divided into multiple states — Donald Kagan Copy Share Image
There's nothing I liked visually of the period I was a child. There was no dream in it, and nothing sparkled. — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
I don't know about "dream role." I do so many dramatic roles or period films or [play] traumatized people or stressed-out people… — Clea DuVall Copy Share Image
I'd say the modern world has moved yet further away from me, and I don't think whether or not I am incarcerated… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
Personally I feel that real rock 'n' roll may be on the way out, just like adolescence as a relatively innocent transitional… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes,… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
We need changes from the duties and the cares of our accustomed everyday life. They are necessary for healthy, normal living. We… — Ralph Waldo Trine Copy Share Image
During this period Steen and Fox were killed trying a single-engine instrument approach at Moline. Then Campbell and Leatherman hit a ridge… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry. However none of the 'New wave' of directors in Nigeria would… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
The secret of life is to let every segment of it produce its own yield at its own pace. Every period has… — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
The resolution of revolutions is selection by conflict within the scientific community of the fittest way to practice future science. The net… — Thomas Kuhn Copy Share Image
The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
You can literally force yourself to be courteous, happy and enthusiastic with every person you meet. After you have forced yourself to… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
I think we're entering a new period of filmmaking that's analogous to switching from black-and-white to color, or from silent to sound.… — Jean-Pierre Jeunet Copy Share Image
I always say that no matter what the torture is, or the tool is, first of all it's nothing worse than what's… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
The original lists were probably carved in stone and represented longer periods of time. They contained things like 'Get More Clay. Make… — David Viscott Copy Share Image
What it takes to survive out here is order, I realize and say to myself, ‘Divide the day into equal periods. See… — Mary Robison Copy Share Image
I love reading and I love thinking - the reason that I love my books so much is that in order to… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
The colored woman of to-day occupies, one may say, a unique position in this country. In a period of itself transitional and… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
A child starts from nothing and advances alone. It is the child's reason about which the sensitive periods revolve. The reason provides… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Half-heartedness doesn't reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at meanspirited roadhouses. — Rumi Copy Share Image
What do I want to take home from my summer vacation? Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest. The days when… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
From the accession of Henry the Seventh to the breaking out of the civil wars, England enjoyed much greater exemption from war,… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Since the Kingstonfirst BID started in January 2005, retailers have enjoyed three years of impressive sales growth, which has taken many of… — David Barford Copy Share Image
“Periods are a period when nature forces prostitutes to go on leave.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
As places of learning, schools have a responsibility to also educate on nutrition, which we all can agree is far more important… — Lynda Resnick Copy Share Image
Michel Houellebecq is the most interesting, provocative and important European novelist of my generation. Period. No one else comes close. He has… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
I think present-day reason is an analogue of the flat earth of the medieval period. If you go too far beyond it… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
One of the great disappointments of our time has been that the United States, a beacon of hope during the freedom struggles… — Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Copy Share Image
Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
No partisan political activity transpired in my office during the recount period. — Katherine Harris Copy Share Image
The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
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