Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-o, and all the… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
Our world is not an optimal place, fine tuned by omnipotent forces of selection. It is a quirky mass of imperfections, working… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Age's terms of peace, after the long interlude of war with life, have still to be concluded-Youth must keep decently away-so many… — Eugene O'Neill Copy Share Image
For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it only when… — Nelson Goodman Copy Share Image
Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical.… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
To introduce a new play only six weeks after another has been banned is also a way to speak one's piece to… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Let us prove to the world that good taste, good art, and good writing can be good selling. — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
It would be too ridiculous to go about seriously to prove that wealth does not consist in money, or in gold and… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. You may strip off the outer ones without doing much… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Show me three lines of the opening theory moves and I will prove to you that two of them are incorrect. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Mathematics had never had more than a secondary interest for him ; and even logic he cared for chiefly as a means… — Mary Everest Boole Copy Share Image
Never ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else. Try to… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, the task I have is just like anyone else, to prove myself through my product or… — James Redford Copy Share Image
You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority… — David Graddol Copy Share Image
The main criterion for an award (of a research contract from the NCI) is the capacity to demonstrate the relevance of the… — June Goodfield Copy Share Image
I also know that we must cultivate our garden. For when man was put in the Garden of Eden, he was put… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But… — George William Russell Copy Share Image
The law enforcement agents believe they cannot call terrorism "terrorism" unless and until they uncover evidence proving that the Muslim mass murderers… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
