Science is not a substitute for common sense, but an extension of it. — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
I'm looking at a dead event and trying to give it new life. In a sense, I'm a taxidermist. — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Engineers don't have that sixth sense where we can just toss in things here and there like many chefs. — Alvin Leung Copy Share Image
A lot of us don't get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
If some things don't make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none to lose. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
I've always said that sexy is having a really strong sense of yourself and never taking yourself too seriously. — Rebecca Romijn Copy Share Image
Historically, royal families have represented an institution. The institution is built on heritage, and is timeless in that sense. — Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Copy Share Image
J. makes me laugh. He's incredibly dry and has a pretty harsh sense of humor that I enjoy. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Zombies are always moving fast in video games. It makes sense if you think about it. Those games are all about hand-eye… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
My parents split up when I was young, and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
There is a direct relationship between how we feel about Jesus Christ and how we see ourselves. We cannot increase our devotion… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Obama is the new kid with the weird name who people just sense is a little classier than his surroundings. He moved… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
I don't think nostalgia is a healthy modality. But nostalgia and a sense of history are not the same thing. Nostalgia is… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
Bad news: Complainers are rewarded for complaining. Indicative of the victim culture in which we live, people have not only come to… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
For instance, I have never believed that there is only one person for each person in the world. It doesn't make the… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I think, in terms of corporate philosophy, I've always believed that you've got to treat people in a very very egalitarian manner… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Copy Share Image
“The maid told him that a girl and a child had come looking for him, but since she didn't know them, she… — George Sand Copy Share Image
I'm not a culture snob. So while, of course, I think the Mozart 'Requiem' or, say, Beethoven's 'Ninth' are some of the… — Eric Whitacre Copy Share Image
Skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms, and real… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Whatever you think about his intelligence, what's unquestionable is that Reagan had extraordinary emotional intelligence. He could sense the temperature of a… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Rather than thinking of sound and sense in my essays as two opposing principles, two perpendicular trajectories, as they are often considered… — Cole Swensen Copy Share Image
We know there are certain chemicals that are designed to give us a rush of pleasure. But, one of the most amazing… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Even though it was six o'clock, there was no sense of approaching dawn. — Mary Higgins Clark Copy Share Image