I may be doomed to the stake and the fire, or to the scaffold tree, but it is not in me to… — David Walker Copy Share Image
I would not exchange my freedom from old superstition, if I were to be burned at the stake next month, for all… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
Democracy has no convictions for which people would be willing to stake their lives. — Ernst Hanfstaengl Copy Share Image
Attorney General John Ashcroft has earned himself a remarkable distinction as the Torquemada of American law. Tomás de Torquemada...was largely responsible for...[the]… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
As for your doctrines I am prepared to go to the Stake if requisite ... I trust you will not allow yourself… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
The green movement got really hot really fast, but then the economy took a turn and it became clear exactly what's at… — Elizabeth Rogers Copy Share Image
A cardinal principle in systems theory is that all parties that have a stake in a system should be represented in its… — Malcolm Knowles Copy Share Image
The high stakes test culture runs almost totally counter to what we know about how people learn. It causes us to engage… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
They say you have to get and stay sober for yourself, and of course I agree with that, but I've really appreciated… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have… — Zeljko Ivanek Copy Share Image
A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... "Stake?" I asked cautiously. He… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
Obviously, there's the temptation to sit back and smile, .. But there's so much at stake, we have to do our due diligence. — Ralph Neas Copy Share Image
We are confronted with the possibility of a war of such destruction that the whole existence of our nation and of the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The very power of [textbook writers] depends on the fact that they are dealing with a boy: a boy who thinks he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When there is more money at stake it affects the atmosphere and things become more businesslike. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Occasionally, the whole class struggle may be summed up in the struggle for one word against another word. Certain words struggle amongst… — Louis Althusser Copy Share Image
I prefer to concentrate on my task of leading Europe to the success that our citizens expect. We have to look forwards… — Jean-Claude Juncker Copy Share Image
Among our people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the fields… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The diversion of baiting an author has the sanction of all ages and nations, and is more lawful than the sport of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I want to say to you is that James Madison and Thomas Jefferson did not intend to drive a stake in the… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
On the Continent, every attempt to substitute a lighter punishment for death was fiercely denounced as a direct violation of the Divine… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky Copy Share Image
There was also a sense that if he [Obama] did not win in Iowa, that it was very unlikely that he would… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image