This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Let somebody prove friendship which time and space cannot jolt, and then accept the love. Don't accept the love first and then… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
The result is - document destruction - we're really not going to be able to prove beyond a truth the negatives and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To be a soulful person means to go against all the pervasive, prove-yourself values of our culture and instead treasure what is… — Jean Shinoda Bolen Copy Share Image
Rationalism is the idea that we can ever understand anything about the state of being. It's a deathtrip. It always has been.… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I don't see you making it to the top; nobody's going to help you get there. You have to do it all… — Nabil N Jamal Copy Share Image
You just have to trust your instincts and hope that if someone doesn't like your idea, you can prove them wrong in… — Bryan Singer Copy Share Image
I’ve been thinking about that proof I spoke of last time – that you’re where you’re supposed to be. And it occurred… — Tammara Webber Copy Share Image
The development of mathematics toward greater precision has led, as is well known, to the formalization of large tracts of it, so… — Kurt Gödel 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
The claim that SpongeBob makes your child dumber is a causal claim. If you do X, Y will happen. To prove that,… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them… for really new… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
Well, my contention is that the political system of this country is so designed criminally to prevent this, that if the black… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove… — Izaak Walton Copy Share Image
I think we have to reflect on a treaty change that would permit more than surveillance, with recommendations and appropriate sanctions. When… — Jean-Claude Trichet Copy Share Image
People have often assumed that for music to be emotionally powerful it has to come directly from a human hand, whereas I… — Squarepusher Copy Share Image
There is no detraction worse than to overpraise a man, for if his worth proves short of what report doth speak of… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
I don't want to prove the Raiders wrong. I just want to prove the Cowboys right. They traded for me, and I'm… — Amari Cooper Copy Share Image
But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it's all right, it's not… — Alfred Doblin Copy Share Image
I'm tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he's not a… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
Years ago when I got stuck, I'd start twirling my hair. That's not possible anymore. I can't prove the relationship between writing… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
My favorite quote about entrepreneurship is that to understand an entrepreneur, you should study a juvenile delinquent. They're both saying: "This sucks… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
I'm a long-time fan of Rob Long, and his books are hugely re-readable, detailing the ins and outs of being a Hollywood… — Danny Wallace Copy Share Image
The wine world is so big. Yes, there are styles of wines I don't like. Orange wine, natural wines and low-alcohol wines.… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
If somebody accuses you in a story of being a crook, you can demand that they prove it. But if a comic… — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
They say that “Time assuages” - Time never did assuage - An actual suffering strengthens As Sinews do, with age - Time… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
“When someone loves you, they don't need to tell you every minute of the day, Shown that you meant it is more… — ADHutchinson Copy Share Image
If someone could actually prove scientifically that there is such a thing as a supernatural force, it would be one of the… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Basketball is a game that gives you every chance to be great, and puts every pressure on you to prove that you… — Bob Sundvold Copy Share Image
I didn't need to take any fight for the last 10 years. But I've always fought the best and I've always wanted… — Bernard Hopkins Copy Share Image
If you don't like an idea, put another idea against it! If you use your fist against an idea that you don't… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong… — Timothy Radcliffe Copy Share Image
I've proven I'm courageous. I'm gutsier than anybody; I've got a better imagination than anybody; I'm essentially more creative than any other… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
Why is an actor's unintentional giggling called a 'corpse'? It seems to me quite the opposite. It proves that he's very much… — Antony Sher Copy Share Image
Bebo has an opportunity to prove its products and services. Bebo plays in a very competitive space; it has big market share… — Tim Armstrong Copy Share Image
The one thing you can't do to me is tell me that I'm not going to be able to do something because… — Rich Swann Copy Share Image
I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is… — Karel Capek Copy Share Image
You're allowed to have gravitas when you've got the wrinkles to prove it, but not when you're attractive and younger - or,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
