That Plato's Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Am I disappointed in Barack Obama? Yes, I'm very disappointed in Barack Obama and I'm disappointed in the Democratic administration and in… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms,… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Certainly it was no design of the atoms to place themselves in a particular order, nor did they decide what motions each… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
I think every writer should have tattooed backwards on his forehead, like ambulance on ambulances, the words 'everybody needs an editor. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Ideally, anything one writes should have a social conscience: if you can write a story that thrills, and with a good message,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Bishop on "At the Fishhouses"At the last minute, after I'd had a chance to do a little research in Cape Breton, I… — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
We're not a socialist country, because the socialists believe in government ownership in the means of production, but the fascists believe that… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The lesson this teaches and which every Afro-American should ponder well, is that a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor… — Ida B. Wells Copy Share Image
Wear modest, clean clothing. Your clothing doesn't need to be new and [it] should have some fashion of course, but [it] should… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
He is so efficient. He seems to be playing smarter, more confidently. I think they have given him more responsibility. He's very,… — Pat Haden Copy Share Image
There has been something crude and heartless and unfeeling in our haste to suceed and be great. Our thought has been 'Let… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
And his six pawns were scattered like the ships of the Armada that should have conquered England; the Lord blew, and they… — Hans Kmoch Copy Share Image
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Machiavelli is right: one always must live with one's friends with the idea that they may turn into one's enemies. He should… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
[Camillo] Berneri proposed that the anarchists should link up with the effort of Northern Africa to overthrow the Spanish government, carry out… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
... but the important thing is that when you do find one where you really do know what you are doing, you… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
He should have known better because, early in his learnings under his brother Mahmoud, he had discovered that long human words (the… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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