In 1952, I had gone to England on a literary pilgrimage, but what I also saw, even at that distance from the… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
Because, according to the sage Solomon, wisdom does not enter into a soul that seeks after evil, and knowledge without conscienceis the… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Philosophy should always know that indifference is a militant thing. It batters down the walls of cities and murders the women and… — Stephen Crane Copy Share Image
I thought about it for awhile, hiding it from the rest of my mind. But I didn't ruin my birthday by secretly… — Richard Brautigan Copy Share Image
Riding the train gives him too much time to think, he has decided. Too much thinking can ruin you. — Judith Guest Copy Share Image
Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life. — Tippi Hedren Copy Share Image
It was reported that Guy Ritchie has cast his wife Madonna in a small walk-on role in his new movie, Revolver. Madonna… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
As a person progresses along the path of power, they attract certain forces and beings from other dimensions, who feel the power… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think movies in general should have more respect for the audience than they do. Too many films are afraid to confuse… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
He who is the cause of another's advancement is thereby the cause of his own ruin. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Gaming is a kind of tacit confession that the company engaged therein do in general exceed the bounds of their respective fortunes,… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
Possibility, infinity, beauty -- none of those words were right. [...] What he really wanted to say was: have you felt this?… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
“The world as first seen by the child becomes his lifelong standard of excellence, mindless of the fact he is admiring the… — William Stolzenburg Copy Share Image
The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations. — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
When Satan cannot get a great sin in he will let a little one in, like the thief who goes and finds… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I remember the $0.05 hamburger and a $0.40-per-hour minimum wage, so I've seen a tremendous amount of inflation in my lifetime. Did… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
There were thirst and hunger, and you were the fruit. There were grief and the ruins, and you were the miracle. — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
Socialism's failure in the former Soviet Union and in the other socialist countries stands as a clean and unquestionable warning as to… — Richard Ebeling Copy Share Image
...ambition without pious restraint must end in failure, often involving in its ruin that beautiful reverence which solaces common men for the… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the… — Edgar Quinet Copy Share Image
Images, not words, capture feelings in faces; nothing can ruin the atmosphere as easily as too much light. — Sven Nykvist Copy Share Image
