In my opinion while lynchings were quite possibly the most heinous crimes ever witnessed in American history, they helped in bringing people… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Before I'd written movies, I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers - when you've got twelve… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If democracy is control by the people, as it is supposed to be, it is the right form of government. I believe… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
“To capture the drama of the unconscious, one had to start with the key, and the key was the dream. But the… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
The purpose of life for man is growth, just as the purpose of life for trees and plants is growth. Trees and… — Wallace D. Wattles Copy Share Image
There cannot be a surer rule, nor a stronger exhortation to the observance of it, than when we are taught that all… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
I have been a comic book fan nearly all my life. My fascination began as a refuge after my father left because… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
It rarely happens otherwise than that a thorough-faced coquette dies in celibacy, as a punishment for her attempts to mislead others, by… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Above all else, He loves you and chose to measure that love out not in words, but in blood. He loves you… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be used… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
... But I'm annoying you to no purpose with my arguments. A person whose house is only open on the west can't… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have a small tattered clipping that I sometimes carry with meand pull out for purposes of privateamusement. It's a weather forecast… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“The purpose of life on this earth is to turn off the lights. God wants to sleep, he is tired and wants… — Marcos Avila Copy Share Image
It’s no longer about the Lost Boys. They keep trying to make their way out, then they meet other people and empathize… — Emmanuel Jal Copy Share Image
There is only one inborn erroneous notion that we exist in order to be happy So long as we persist in this… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Wherever desirable superfluities are imported, industry is excited, and thereby plenty is produced. Were only necessaries permitted to be purchased, men would… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music from the time I was 13 to the time I was 20. That music… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
When one hears the word meditation, it conjures an image of Maharishi Yoga talking about finding a mantra and striving for nirvana.… — E.W. Jackson Copy Share Image
Bohr’s standpoint, that a space-time description is impossible, I reject a limine. Physics does not consist only of atomic research, science does… — Erwin Schrodinger Copy Share Image
The financial system has been turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. That Board administers the finance system by authority of a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The motives and purposes of authors are not always so pure and high, as, in the enthusiasm of youth, we sometimes imagine.… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
If Washington were President now, he would have to learn our ways or lose his next election. Only fools and theorists imagine… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
“Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery. It is far better to be free, to leave the forts and barricades… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in relgion or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me.… — Yasmin Mogahed Copy Share Image
Not every child learns for the same purpose, not every child thrives in the same settings and schools. Limiting a child to… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
My own doctrine of organization is that any body of people coming together for a purpose (whatever it may be) should consist… — Benton MacKaye Copy Share Image
Lord, when I feel that what I'm doing is insignificant and unimportant, help me to remember that everything I do is significant… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
In later years, it was common, and I was guilty in this respect, to question the motives of those who joined the… — Sean Lemass Copy Share Image
“Purpose, meaning, significance—these are what make a successful life. Seek them and you will most certainly live your life out of balance,… — Gary Keller Copy Share Image
We should not knowingly allow any species or race to go extinct. And let us go beyond mere salvage to begin the… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Man's origin was as spirit, not a physical body. These souls projected themselves into matter, probably for their own diversion. Through the… — Edgar Cayce Copy Share Image
I originally started GoPro with the sole purpose of helping surfers capture photos of themselves and their friends while they were surfing.… — Nick Woodman Copy Share Image
Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of… — William Temple Copy Share Image
A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot… — Charles Horton Cooley Copy Share Image
I am saying that I am trying to minimize the donations to these groups by talking to diplomats. The transparency bill also… — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
Like the vital rudder of a ship, we have been provided a way to determine the direction we travel. The lighthouse of… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“Have you ever reached to a point where you asked God if the assignment is really from Him. In your account you… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
Anyone can sing badly, but to sing badly on purpose and make it believable is harder. I listen for the actual melody… — Colleen Ballinger Copy Share Image