Laughter would appear to be a physical reflex, although even if it is, this still leaves unanswered the question of why the… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
I hesitate to say I was the class clown, but that was kind of how I interacted with other kids in school,… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
Psychologically speaking, the rational, healthy response to climate change is to say to oneself, "What can I do about this?" But that… — Margaret D. Klein Copy Share Image
Our response to the world is essentially one of wonder, of confronting the mysterious with a sense, not of being small, or… — John Burnside Copy Share Image
The feelings, sentiments, values and responses of our children, or of any citizen, are none of the government's damned business. That we… — Richard Mitchell Copy Share Image
I don't know why Sinclair Lewis fell in love with me. He didn't get even the slightest response from me. But his… — Fay Wray Copy Share Image
At root, a pearl is a 'disturbance' a beauty caused by something that isn't supposed to be there, about which something needs… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
Indeed, the best practical reason to think that social media can help bring political change is that both dissidents and governments think… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
Americans have always held firm, because we have always believed in certain truths. We know that if evil is not confronted, it… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Elijah was brilliant in his response. He did not panic. He did not moralize with the distraught widow. He did not say,… — R. T. Kendall Copy Share Image
We're affable guys in They Might Be Giants. We're not gonna do the periscope-down thing, but it's a little bit mind-bending. The… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Bridges are burning all around us; bridges to responses that might have mitigated the already brutal (and just beginning) ravages of Peak… — Michael Ruppert Copy Share Image
I'm really excited to act again because when I started out, there was an innocent sort of perception of the world that… — Mariel Hemingway Copy Share Image
I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly optimistic, but I hope that the lack of alternatives will lead to it. I would like to remind you… — Paolo Gentiloni Copy Share Image
The typical response from people when I tell them I'm diabetic is, 'Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.' You know, I'm not.… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
To utilize social media tools effectively and properly, you must absolutely generate spontaneous communications in direct response to what others are saying… — Aliza Sherman Copy Share Image
I love the creative, whole-foods recipes in But I Could Never Go Vegan! Kristy Turner has heard all the excuses and has… — Isa Chandra Moskowitz Copy Share Image
I think anger is a normal response to something horrible that someone has done, another human being has done, and to rob… — Adam Hamilton Copy Share Image
On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The only position when violence is threatened in response to a novel or a cartoon or a crappy YouTube video is a… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
There's something about small venues that's amazing for developing material. It's almost like you can not only hear people's response, but you… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Parents are never forgiven for not giving just the right response at the appropriate moment. Or, rather, there are particular times in… — Terri E Apter Copy Share Image
With comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever.… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is conditioned on… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate.… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who 'hate freedom'. Look at his immediate response… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
When a human being is oppressed, the natural tendency is to feel anger. Jazz is a response to oppression that is not… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
It was one lesson he never forgot.You don't sit back when you or a loved one is being assaulted.And you don't act… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Worship is a response to greatness. A man does not become a worshipper merely by saying, "Now I shall become a worshipper."… — Tom Wells Copy Share Image
One of the things I like about making stuff in the age of the Internet, is that people make stuff in response… — John Green Copy Share Image
There are two main types of immunity to an infection. Innate immunity comes from circulating cells that attack any invader the body… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have… — Elizabeth Thornton Copy Share Image
Every photograph that is made whether by one who considers himself a professional, or by the tourist who points his snapshot camera… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
We have two choices when things pile up at work or we're surrounded by energy vampires who leave us feeling depleted. We… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
Chico Hamilton told me, "The first take is important in jazz because that's where the real emotion is." That's your true response… — Jose James Copy Share Image
I think the most difficult thing had been scaling the infrastructure. Trying to support the response we had received from our users… — Shawn Fanning Copy Share Image
