When I moved to the United States [from Asia] in 2001, I experienced a more rigid concept of gender, but somehow I… — Geena Rocero Copy Share Image
When you get a mobile phone it is almost like having a card to get you out of poverty in a couple… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
Regarding fiction, our concern shouldn't be the author's origin (and of course I am forgetting the sales people right here), because that… — Sasa Stanisic Copy Share Image
I had spent about three months where I couldn't sing at all, so that was anxiety-provoking. But after that, I went back… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself." - — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
One sin, I know, another doth provoke. Murder's as near to lust as flame to smoke. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Four billion people on Earth make less than four dollars a day. — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Like comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
Water of life is gonna flow again/changed from the blood of heroes and knaves/Word mercy's gonna have a new meaning/ when we… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
I am sometimes asked, 'Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There was an op-ed piece in The New York Times by an evolutionary biologist or somebody - which was a curious place… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be. — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
In the parallel universe the laws of physics are suspended. What goes up does not necessarily come down, a body at rest… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton's ready to pivot to Asia and provoke China. So are the Republicans. It's on domestic issues that there will be… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Beneath the surface of repartee and mock seriousness, [Plato's Phaedrus] is asking whether we ought to prefer a neuter form of speech… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
Irene Diamond's Fertile Ground is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . .… — Janet Lembke Copy Share Image
Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Propaganda tries first of all to create conditioned reflexes in the individual so that certain words, signs, or symbols, even certain persons… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
When people gain income, they gain choice, and that is fundamental to dignity. — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate. — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
Spiritual strength and passion, when accompanied by bad manners, only provoke loathing. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Though the details differ across the world, no known culture lacks some version of the time-consuming, wealth consuming, hostility provoking rituals, the… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image