I understand why political leaders in the beginning want to be cheerleaders to generate optimism. But to admit that they didn't understand… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The next thing I knew I was listening to five people shouting. What was that all about, anyway?” (Luke) “Nothing,” chorused Clary,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The surprising thing about this paper is that a man who could write it would. — John Edensor Littlewood Copy Share Image
Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
As brands become larger, the need to reach greater numbers of customers makes them less edgy and dilutes their unique positioning as… — Nirmalya Kumar Copy Share Image
I love love I love being in love I don't care what it does to me The Format, in "Inches and Failing".… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
There's one thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die - their silence. — Ben Hecht Copy Share Image
Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
The question, 'How can you believe in a God who permits suffering on this scale?' is therefore very much around at the… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprising how my ideas end… — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
This is one of those rare recipes, surprising in its flavors and wonderful in its simplicity -- an out-and-out favorite of mine. — Diana Kennedy Copy Share Image
The advantages of a uniform statistical nomenclature, however im- perfect, are so obvious, that it is surprising no attention has been paid… — William Farr Copy Share Image
In order to win over Paris and appear, in the eyes of all Europe, an absolute innovator, the most advanced of all,… — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Copy Share Image
There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
...what's always exciting is when you hear something amazing when you least expected it. Every now and then I'll hear something for… — Fred Frith Copy Share Image
One can get very fond of the people one meets in bars. The trouble is they then appear sort of different in… — Alice Thomas Ellis Copy Share Image
In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that Venice is known above all for mirrors and glass since Venice is the most narcissistic city in… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep into… — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
