The old notion that the savage is the freest of mankind is the reverse of the truth. He is a slave, not… — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
The state should avoid all solicitude for the positive welfare of its citizens, and not proceed a step further than is necessary… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but… — Celia Cruz Copy Share Image
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The prison was very important - as everywhere on earth. Everywhere the building of a prison is the first step in the… — B. Traven Copy Share Image
We shall not weary, we shall not rest, as we stand guard at the entrance gates and the exit gates of life,… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
Many people have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger. The vision must be followed… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I was thinking about time, how on a movie set the shot is maintained in the same time no matter how many… — Eleanor Coppola Copy Share Image
And yet, we know how fatal the pursuit of liveliness may be: it may result in ... tiresome acrobatics. ... Flashy effects… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
Is there any indication we shouldn't be depressed - are you living on the same planet that I am? Do you ever… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it gave me me. It provided the time and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
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When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in… — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit… — Rod Carew Copy Share Image
I worked next to an elephant. And considering that she could step on your toes, it's a good idea to keep a… — Christoph Waltz Copy Share Image
Whenever somebody has an idea for a business and experiences quite a bit of success, you can naturally expect the government to… — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
Every time you look at a blank piece of paper, you're doing something new. You have to step onto that blank territory… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage. — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
I’ve chosen not to challenge the rule of law, because in our system there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
In keeping with my family's affection for doomed product lines and hexed formats, we purchased a Betamax. The year before, we'd bought… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW. — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I… — Andre Breton Copy Share Image
I believe such illumination comes if you're open to the surprises the universe throws at you. You must be able to let… — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
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There are gems of wondrous brightness Ofttimes lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street.… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
People are the stocks into which we are to invest our time ... the best of all investments you can make is… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
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Baptism is just as essential to salvation, as Faith and Repentance. Without being immersed in water no man can enter into the… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him. — Aaron Hill Copy Share Image
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Donald Trump has been very clear that he's committed to NATO. But he's also been very clear - and I think in… — Philip M. Breedlove Copy Share Image
What before seemed a...frustrating wall, the comic deftly and fearlessly steps through, proving the absurdity of it all. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
We men are very simple people: if we like what we see, we’re coming over there. If we don’t want anything from… — Steve Harvey Copy Share Image