Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but… — Richard Armour Copy Share Image
I can't describe it in words, but I can see it in my head, its color, its light, its shapes, and I've… — John Mayer Copy Share Image
I think that we have refined greatly our notions of sovereignty in the EU. Its members consider themselves to be sovereign governments,… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Vengeful as nature herself, she loves her children only in order to devour them better and if she herself rips her own… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in… — Katherine Helmond Copy Share Image
Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Images, the visual power of present-day capitalism, like the ritual constructions of ancient Egypt, are refined ways of inhibiting and crushing man. — Edmundo Desnoes Copy Share Image
Certainly, for a newspaper director, to have within arm's reach a Travaglio, about whom every starring actor, supporting cast and extra of… — Indro Montanelli Copy Share Image
By the former of these (canon law), the most refined, sublime, extensive, and astonishing constitution of policy that ever was conceived by… — John Adams Copy Share Image
A soup like this is not the work of one man. It is the result of a constantly refined tradition. There are… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
An English tongue, if refined to a certain standard, might perhaps be fixed forever. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
Avoid all refined speculations; confine yourself to simple reflections, and recur to them frequently. Those who pass too rapidly from one truth… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Is climbing, as a passion and as a sport, better off now than it was in the past? We can do harder… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
Sphere Music - Some sounds seem to reverberate along the plain, and then settle to earth again like dust; such are Noise,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The personality of the artist, at first a cry or a cadence or a mood and then a fluid, and lambent narrative,… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
The tools used by the surgeons must be adapted to the task and where the human brain is concerned they cannot be… — Lars Leksell Copy Share Image
Refined and delicate natures understand the cat. Women, poets, and artists hold it in great esteem, for they recognize the exquisite delicacy… — Champfleury Copy Share Image
Corporations, in the name of efficiency, suppress variation by "getting all the ducks in line."To optimize productivity, they evolve highly refined and… — Richard Pascale Copy Share Image
Don’t look at other people and compare yourself. Just do the work. Because when the opportunity is there, you have to be… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II was a great presence on the stage. Pope Benedict is a much more gentle and refined person, and… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
The transcendental point of view, the habit of thought bred by communion with earth and sky, had refined the grain while it… — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
