And let no government imagine, that, to strip them of the power of defrauding their subjects, is to deprive them of a… — Jean-Baptiste Say Copy Share Image
It's very difficult, historically, to define what an elite is. But whatever it is, people are very angry at that idea, I… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
'Ape House' is an ambitious novel in several ways, for which it is to be admired, and it is certainly an easy… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2)… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I believe people should study a little bit every day. It should become habitual, like brushing your teeth, combing your hair, having… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
We know that attention acts as a lightning rod. Merely by concentrating on something one causes endless analogies to collect around it,… — Julio Cortazar Copy Share Image
Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The… — Henri Cartier-Bresson Copy Share Image
The very condition of Woman is so subject to Hazard, so complex, and so grievous, that to place her at one moment… — Djuna Barnes Copy Share Image
The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
What the restored gospel brings to the discussion on marriage and family is so large and so relevant that it cannot be… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
I like roles that are on the extreme ends of the spectrum, and there's special appeal in exploring these slightly forgotten plays… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
No man can be a competent legislator who does not add to an upright intention and a sound judgment a certain degree… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Still, there is a basic reticence about his approach that feels refreshing in today's culture of maximum exposure. Brandt did not go… — Sebastian Smee Copy Share Image
The real scientific study of the distribution of wealth has, we must confess, scarcely begun. The conventional academic study of the so-called… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
I come from the theater and you normally have four or five weeks to prepare. For me, the fun of the job… — Kieran Bew Copy Share Image
It was the month of May, the month when the foliage of herbs and trees is most freshly green, when buds ripened… — Thomas Malory Copy Share Image
“It has often been observed, that those who have the most time at their disposal profit by it the least. A single… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man. This is no accident. The inherent difficulties of the… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Once I discovered the endless fascination of doing the research and of doing the writing, I knew I had found what I… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
I loved Latin -- the grammar, the difficult tenses, the history -- but for some reason I was very bad at it,… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
At the approach of danger two voices speak with equal force in the heart of man: one very reasonably tells the man… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
