Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
When I was at Stratford, the very first thing that I was commissioned to work on was trying to make a musical… — Trevor Nunn Copy Share Image
Most people with good jobs, middle-class occupations, what have you, are only one pitfall away from social embarrassment and destitution. It's so… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Some say that ever 'gainst the season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long:… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
This notion that's peddled by the religious right - that they are oppressed is not true. Sometimes it's a cynical ploy to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When conservative judges strike down laws, it's because of what's in the Constitution. When liberal judges strike down laws (or impose new… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I would be very happy to see 3.5 billion humans wiped out from the face of the earth within the next 150… — John Aspinall Copy Share Image
There are many trials in life which do not seem to come from unwisdom or folly; they are silver arrows shot from… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I accept that friends of ours have decided that the President's non-strike has somehow impacted perceptions of us. But I believe they… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Failure is just part of the process, and it's not just okay; it's better than okay. God doesn't want failure to shut… — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
It is only all too easy to understand the requirements contained in God's Word ('Give all your goods to the poor.' 'If… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
I want you to say dreadfully mad, funny things and make up songs and be--' The Will I fell in love with,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The truly correct proof is one that strikes a harmonious balance between strength and flexibility. There are plenty of proofs that are… — Yoko Ogawa Copy Share Image
There is no land like England, Where'er the light of day be; There are no hearts like English hearts, Such hearts of… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
I tried to eliminate the need for Israel to strike out, militarily, by removing its major threat and attacker, and that was… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Once when the Yankee's Lou Pinella was batting he questioned a Palermo strike call. Pinella demanded, "Where was that pitch at?" Palermo… — George Will Copy Share Image
He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it,… — Brooks Robinson Copy Share Image
Al-Qa'ida does not follow a traditional command structure, wear uniforms, carry its arms openly, or mass its troops at the borders of… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask. If you want a different kind of love I'll wear a mask.… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
Eventually your body will learn the alliances it has to make with itself,' Kenny had said - as if Cam was a… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
There's a theory about fame: the moment it strikes, it arrests development. Michael Jackson remained suspended in childhood, enjoying sleepovers and funfairs;… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
Most politicians are ever eager to regulate industrial and commercial activity and strike at the economic elite with confiscatory taxation. Unfortunately, regulation… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
The English love for privacy is proverbial, and has not been exaggerated. A stranger who strikes up a conversation is looked upon… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
A man of sense, though born without wit, often lives to have wit. His memory treasures up ideas and reflections; he compares… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's… — Medea Benjamin Copy Share Image
If workers are more insecure, that's very 'healthy' for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won't ask for wages, they… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
One of the great reasons for the popularity of strikes is that they give the suppressed self a sense of power. For… — Charles Horton Cooley Copy Share Image
We shall strike. We shall organize boycotts. We shall demonstrate and have political campaigns. We shall pursue the revolution we have proposed.… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
I try to walk like Christ in my life. If I strike out, I don't curse, or throw my bat or hit… — Torii Hunter Copy Share Image
How can you claim infallibility and claim that in these 114 [drone] strikes there was just one mistake -- one person killed… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
You should remember that I started as a fanboy many years ago; I saw 'A New Hope' more than twenty times in… — Matthew Stover Copy Share Image
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
Besides, there wasn’t a breed of succubi out there that didn’t steal something. Whether it was your seed, your soul, your life-force,… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
The intentions of a tool are what it does. A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Immodest creature, you do not want a woman who will accept your faults, you want the one who pretends you are faultless… — George Sand Copy Share Image
Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
![“I accept that friends of ours have decided that the President's non-strike has somehow impacted perceptions of us. But I believe they are dead wrong and I think the critics are dead wrong, and here's why. The President [Barack Obama] made his decision to strike. He announced his decision to strike…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-accept-that-friends-of-ours-have-decid_1756528.png)
![“There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's not counting Afghanistan. So this has been tremendously increased under the [Barack] Obama administration.” quote by Medea Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/medea-benjamin-27522_administration_there-were-between-46-and-52-drone-strik_1140265.jpg)
![“How can you claim infallibility and claim that in these 114 [drone] strikes there was just one mistake -- one person killed that was a civilian -- and at the same time say, 'Well, we don't really know how many people were killed or who they were, but we know they weren't civilians'? I don't know…” quote by Richard Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/richard-engel-3133_can-do_how-can-you-claim-infallibility-and-clai_2905561.jpg)
