Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
Certain I am that every author who has written a book with earnest forethought and fondly cherished designs will bear testimony to… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I try to keep my sitters moving and talking, to make them forget they are being painted. This has nothing to do… — Oskar Kokoschka Copy Share Image
However great a man's fear of life, suicide remains the courageous act, the clear-headed act of a mathematician. The suicide has judged… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head, I being to… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Despite the hundreds of non-governmental organizations and the continued outpouring of foreign aid, East Africa remains as a region overwhelmed by extreme… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
I just find P.J. Harvey so mesmerising to watch because she remains unfathomable. She is the kind of woman who makes you… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
To all those whose progress remains hampered by ego-related distractions, let humility - the spiritual cornerstone upon which Karate rests - serve… — Matsumura Sokon Copy Share Image
What nobler relationship than that of friend? What nobler compliment can man bestow than friendship? The bonds and ties of the life… — Manly Hall Copy Share Image
The Man Who Never Was,' by Ewen Montagu, remains the best book about wartime espionage written by an active participant - incomplete,… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
Our purpose, as we face these challenges, remains clear - fair and orderly markets that allow for efficient capital formation, while protecting… — Arthur Levitt Copy Share Image
I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to… — Bud Wilkinson Copy Share Image
The discovery of the Square was a great event to the primitive mystics of the Nile. Very early it became an emblem… — Joseph Fort Newton Copy Share Image
In all our losses, all our gains, In all our pleasures, all our pains, The life of life is: Love remains. In… — Theodore Tilton Copy Share Image
One never quite stops believing, some doubt remains forever". — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
The appeal of the cat lies in the very fact that she has formed no close bond with [man], that she has… — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures. — Gordon W. Allport Copy Share Image
The US remains an object of fascination for me, and the subject of much study, but while many of my friends etc.… — Luc Sante Copy Share Image
Skill development remains our priority. We are blessed with a demographic dividend that can take us to great heights. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
As someone who has lived the nightmare of losing a child, I know that the enormous hole left behind remains forever. — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
The basic story remains simple and never-ending. Stocks aren't lottery tickets. There's a company attached to every share. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
One thing I believe completely is that the human heart remains the human heart, no matter how our material circumstances change as… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
