Most people think that once they've found their purpose and the power to practice it, they'll finally be at peace. Actually, though,… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
If ... we choose a group of social phenomena with no antecedent knowledge of the causation or absence of causation among them,… — Ronald Fisher Copy Share Image
I reject your impossible. Most of what others tell me is impossible I know to be improbable. If it is impossible you… — Gary Holder-Winfield Copy Share Image
Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing,… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
There is no true joy in a life lived closed up in the little shell of the self. When you take one… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
It's a long journey - the change can only be measured in increments of five years at a time. For every two… — Jack Norris Copy Share Image
I try to give as much blanket forgiveness as much as possible in my life because that's the only way you can… — Tim McGraw Copy Share Image
Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under protection of habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, these… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is not true that fate slips silently into our lives. It steps in through the door that we have opened, and… — Sándor Márai Copy Share Image
I have been sent more ridiculous press notices. People are frequently comparing my work with Van Gogh... I do hope I do… — Emily Carr Copy Share Image
Einstein said that time is like a river, it flows in bends. If we could only step back around the turns, we… — Tasha Tudor Copy Share Image
The shadow had followed behind them, clinging to their steps; and the two children little suspected its presence when they at last… — Gaston Leroux Copy Share Image
We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know, and shouldn't.… — Katharine Graham Copy Share Image
There is a compelling case showing us that we actually change people all the time. And when we fully realize this, we… — Michelle Gielan Copy Share Image
There's steps that I've taken already, and each week, talking with the sports psychologist on a routine basis and working with the… — Kurt Busch Copy Share Image
We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. Immediately we abandon to God, and do the duty… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If a few nations step forward and begin changing the narrative of 'us and them' to 'everyone,' we will see a new… — Jonathan Granoff Copy Share Image
As Magnus turned to walk away from the church, he heard the sound of violin music carried to him on the cloudy… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Religion and practical life are not different. To take sanyas (renunciation) is not to abandon life. The real spirit is to make… — Bal Gangadhar Tilak Copy Share Image
Today is one of those excellent January partly cloudies in which light chooses an unexpected part of the landscape to trick out… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Most research into life's murky origin has been carried out by chemists. They've tried a variety of approaches in their attempts to… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
To me, falling in love is the first step in losing my confidence. If I'm in love with somebody, I think that… — Joan Juliet Buck Copy Share Image
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Center your country in the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
To be a fan is to be curious, and to be curious is to have openness... Part of being a fan is… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
I'd play music on the street, especially in developing nations where a lot of kids couldn't wear shoes. In order to relate… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
It would of course be a great step forward if we succeeded in combining the gravitational field and the electromagnetic field into… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Same with anyone who's been flying for years and loves it still... we're part of a world we deeply love. Just as… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
Progress. Just make progress. It's okay to have setbacks and the need for do-overs. It's okay to draw a line in the… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
And to me, if you really want to rediscover wonder, you need to step outside of that tiny, terrified space of rightness… — Kathryn Schulz Copy Share Image
Wounds. Broken places. Possibility. Change. Steps toward holiness. Imperfect progress. The hurt in those who hurt me---their underbellies. Grace. Love. Me looking… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
We have a choice. We can love our lives trying to conform to some nebulous standard, or we can live our lives… — Cheri Huber Copy Share Image
Mom?" I said. She turned. "Can I talk to you about something?" "Of course, darling. Come here." I took a few steps… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
A lot of things get made this way: someone imagines what they want to make, then very carefully plans every step of… — Damian Kulash Copy Share Image
I like to find characters. Here's the bottom line: I can't play someone if I can't figure out what he cares about.… — William Fichtner Copy Share Image
He does this on purpose," Stephanie's mother said as they sat in the car, seat belts on and ready to go. They… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
It is time for the rest of the world to join ... in demanding that ALL the nuclear weapons states -including Israel,… — Daniel Ellsberg Copy Share Image
Adam Nevill a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
In view of my services in Africa, I have the chance of dying by poison. Two generals have brought it with them.… — Erwin Rommel Copy Share Image
