The great virtue of a diversified food economy, like a diverse pasture or farm, is its ability to withstand any shock. The… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
She thought about him all the time - not so much about Doug the individual, but rather about the nature of love,… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her. — Joan Hickson Copy Share Image
And that's when Anna realized that what the wolf had been asking Bran for was death. Impulsively, Anna stepped away from Charles.… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
Now, I’m not saying that we don’t need rules in society. But the question of who makes the rules and on what… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
And so out of the blue the call did come and said, you know, "Would you be - would you consider turning… — Debra Messing Copy Share Image
Some global hazards are insidious. They stem from pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. And they will be… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Those who give the first shock to a state are the first overwhelmed in its ruin; the fruits of public commotion are… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about shooting guns instantly on film is to not pull a silly face while the gun is going… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
No matter how hard we try words simply cannot express the horror, the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The biggest surprise for me, without a doubt, was that the first black people who came to the United States weren't the… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
...You find a way, somehow to get through the most horrible things, things you think would kill you. You find a way… — Michelle Richmond Copy Share Image
I hated Shallow Grave, that movie made me angry. And I hated Happiness. I generally hate movies that use extreme violence or… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
Going there [Japan] in the early 80s was quite a culture shock. I think the bombardment of Shinjuku and all that would… — Stephen Mallinder Copy Share Image
Like faith, marriage is a mystery. The person you're committed to spending your life with is known and yet unknown, at the… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of… — Lauren Graham Copy Share Image
A poor old man held the winning ticket on a half million dollar lottery. Hearing the old man might be surprised at… — Art Linkletter Copy Share Image
I was about 12 or 13 years old. I picked up the Bible and read it from cover to cover one weekend… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Every sentence has its drumbeat. rhythm is one of the most powerful dimensions of language: it separates tribes, united families, soothes children,… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
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