Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Viruses have to live somewhere. They can only replicate in living creatures. So, when the Ebola virus disappears between outbreaks, it has… — David Quammen Copy Share Image
Barbra Streisand developed overwhelming performance anxiety at the height of her career; for 27 years she refused to perform for the general… — Scott Stossel Copy Share Image
Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world. — Murray Walker Copy Share Image
Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and '13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
The idea that somehow you're going to tax the 'rich' enough to pay for quality health care for every American who doesn't… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
For decades, we've worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a steadily declining path toward lowest-common-denominator standards, presumably because the 'masses'… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
In the Hillary Clinton model, the wife chooses to support the straying husband while wearing a distressed and presumably pained expression in… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
When brains get sufficiently big, presumably, as human brains have, consciousness seems to emerge. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
If the Pentagon truly confined itself to providing defense, then presumably we wouldn't need a whole separate government agency to provide 'Homeland… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
When I read about how 200 people died on a polar expedition, I wonder why they didn't get to know the Inuit… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
Presumably all obsessions are extreme metaphors waiting to be born. That whole private mythology, in which I believe totally, is a collaboration… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
