We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion… — Irving Babbitt Copy Share Image
Probably the most distinctive characteristic of the successful politician is selective cowardice. — Richard Harris Copy Share Image
The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and… — John Drane Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to work on scripts. I'm pretty selective. Sometimes maybe too much because I'm broke . — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
What reason is there for believing that a high death rate, in itself, is undesirable? To my knowledge none whatever. The plain… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I've had a wonderful career and I'm very happy to have had all of the opportunities that I've had to tell stories… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Admission to the National Academy is highly competitive and selective. — William Barr Copy Share Image
I always set out to just work, as an actor, and try to do as many different things as I possibly could,… — Jason Lee Copy Share Image
To simply say that black people made allegations that substantiated an unfair and selective prosecution where you had more than half of… — Cornell William Brooks Copy Share Image
Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Instructions are never included. They vary with the strength of your ability to see, the measure of your selective blindness, the limits… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
If you are selective about the things you choose to read, look at or listen to, then you are taking effective action… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
I disagree that Blood Will Out is a memoir in the conventional sense. It's the story of a relationship, primarily, not an… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Military force is irrelevant to many of the most urgent threats we face. If we are to solve our myriad domestic problems… — William Hartung Copy Share Image
If you want to create something that's worth doing you have to self-edit from the get-go. You really must be careful and… — John Dyer Baizley Copy Share Image
Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust. — Shelley Long Copy Share Image
“Unless she scares the hell out of you, blows the cobwebs from your mind, scorches your heart with passion, melts your chains… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
One of the important things about religion is that it is a sphere which is partially protected from selection. Religious creativity occurs… — Robert Neelly Bellah Copy Share Image
The thing about film is that your eye is selective. Film isn't. You have to make film do what you want. Simply… — Gordon Willis Copy Share Image
Genes which allow females to be less inhibited leave fewer copies of themselves than genes which persuade them to remain highly selective.… — Lyall Watson Copy Share Image
