Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
'Fire' does not matter, 'earth' and 'air' and 'water' do not matter. 'I' do not matter. No word matters. But man forgets… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
I always tried to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that my brains would fall out. As G. K. Chesterton says, "The… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
I was in the projects dreaming about doing music and now I’ve done music. When I had nothing to when I had… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
Just take Germany and the suffering of Jews during and after the Second World War. It would be legal to ridicule and… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
The pain does not bring perfection because the pain is from Satan. The Great Divine Reality is happiness, peace, abundance and perfection.… — Samael Aun Weor Copy Share Image
I cannot, will not, withhold from my young readers the harsh realities of human hunger and suffering and loss, but neither will… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
They proclaim that every man is entitled to exist without labor and, the laws of reality to the contrary notwithstanding, is entitled… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality.… — Mary Douglas Copy Share Image
Withhold no good impulse. You may fear that you will run to excess and squander too much, but those feelings are born… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen,… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
Fish in the water represent pure potential. If the water is not clear, we do not know if they exist at all.… — Howell Raines Copy Share Image
There is no illusion so permanent as that which enables us to look backward with complacency; there is no mental process so… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
“Writing … is an addiction, an illusory release, a presumptuous taming of reality, a way of expressing lightly the unbearable. That we… — John Updike Copy Share Image
On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The reality of Canadian history is that we've been willing to do the important things the world demanded of us: fighting in… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ and all the writers of the New Testament call us to break free of mammon lust and live in joyous… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive. There is… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I really want to emphasise this - 'Strictly' is a positive show. It's interesting that it gets cast into this, understandably, the… — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
“Most of us are used to thinking that “imaginary” is the opposite of “real.” That is, when we imagine things, we are… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
While researching my first book, I discovered so many fascinating tidbits that I wanted to share them with readers to remind them… — Julie Klassen Copy Share Image
If we go into white congregations, non-whites will sometimes say it felt like worship never started. It was sort of dead and… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
The reason that truth is stranger than fiction is that fiction has to have a rational thread running through it in order… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
There is no person in the world who is made to handle every punch that's thrown at them. We aren't made that… — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I saw 'The Osbournes' on MTV. I saw that they were getting 60 million viewers to watch - with due respect to… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
“Truth: I realised there is no escaping reality but dreaming changes the perception of what it was to what it can become… — Lebogang Lynx Bopape Copy Share Image
“From this we conclude, that, to live in harmony and peace…we must trace a line of distinction between those (assertions) that are… — Constantin François De Volney Copy Share Image
The ESM, the European Stability Mechanism, is not funded by Germany alone. Twenty-seven percent of the bailout package comes from Germany. Italy… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
