America is an idea, but it's an idea that brings with it some baggage, like power brings responsibility. It's an idea that… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
I don't reject the concept of preemptive war. I'm a mother of five. I have five grandchildren. And I always say: Think… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
It is not enough that France should be regarded as a country which enjoys the remains of a freedom acquired long ago.… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Women speak an average 18,000 more words a day than men do. And there may be a genetic reason, it may be… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance.… — Jeanne Shaheen Copy Share Image
None of us, irrespective of our sexual preference and/or practice, imagine that we can have an intimate relationship with a partner and… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The great things in life are what they seem to be. And for that reason, strange as it may sound to you,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“This success permits us to hope that after thirty or forty years of observation on the new Planet [Neptune], we may employ… — Urbain Le Verrier Copy Share Image
A large part of parenting is about managing weariness and motivation. Much of the success of parenting is about avoiding the sins… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share Image
I think [Iranian deal] was the worst deal I've ever seen negotiated. The deal that was made by the [Barack] Obama administration.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I started playing bass in my friend's band for some reason. It was just something I did because, well, he asked me… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going… — Michael Sam Copy Share Image
My point is, as civilization is progressing, Mosaic law came down from the mountain, was handed to civilization, it emerged through the… — Steve King Copy Share Image
If you talk to anyone involved in business - forget banks and big business - talk to small businesses - do it… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
[Regarding mathematics,] there are now few studies more generally recognized, for good reasons or bad, as profitable and praiseworthy. This may be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People really don't like to hear success explained away as luck, especially successful people. As they age and succeed, people feel their… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
There is a reason why Nelson Mandela went to Cuba to praise Castro and thank the Cuban people almost as soon as… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
People want to know why the South is so interested in the Civil War. I had maybe, it's a rough guess, about… — Shelby Foote Copy Share Image
Freud, Jung thought, had been a great discoverer of facts about the mind, but far too inclined to leave the solid ground… — Peter Gay Copy Share Image
I think people are drawn to characters that break the rules. I think there is something about a good person doing bad… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Every medium by which people communicate can be subject to exploitation by those with illegal intentions. Nevertheless, this is no reason to… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
the present Western civilization ... is dominated by the extravert viewpoint. There are plenty of reasons for this domination: extraverts are more… — Isabel Briggs Myers Copy Share Image
One always imagines that the days that change one’s life must be marked with something extraordinary in nature—storms and lightning, darkness at… — Margaret George Copy Share Image
Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions… — Ed Stetzer Copy Share Image
If depression has taught me one thing, it is this: what a rare and beautiful treasure is the simple human gift of… — Giles Andreae Copy Share Image
The first song I ever learned to sing and play on the piano was 'I Remember Sky' when I was 10 years… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
My mind is ready to go on, but I want to have something left to continue to play this game that I… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
“I don’t believe in fate … but… I do believe everything happens for a reason. That there is some plan, some meaning… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
Growing up we were secular Jews, but what I got out of Judaism at that time in my life was questions. Everything… — Kate Bornstein Copy Share Image
Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
There are many reasons why the Russians prefer Donald Trump.I think, in the first instance, they wanted to tear down Secretary Clinton.… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
Demetrius was wont to say that there was no difference between the words and speech of the unskilled and ignorant and the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Art is not a substitute religion: it is a religion (in the true sense of the word: 'binding back', 'binding' to the… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
Commentators who today talk of 'The Dark Ages' when faith instead of reason was said to ruthlessly rule, have for their animadversions… — David Berlinski Copy Share Image
What will you do if your product still further increases next year? You should then destroy again the warehouses which you are… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
As man advances in civilization, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage. Tutelage is man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction from another.… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to work with somebody, then you do everything within reason to… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image