Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
When air conditioning, escalators, and advertising appeared, shopping expanded its scale, but also limited its spontaneity. And it became much more predictable,… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
For me, it's the unexpected and surprising combinations of produce that are the most exciting and lure me into the kitchen for… — Marlo Thomas Copy Share Image
Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
My father has developed a tradition of surprising us at some point by appearing in fancy dress. He buys a new costume… — Pippa Middleton Copy Share Image
The concept of 'measurement' becomes so fuzzy on reflection that it is quite surprising to have it appearing in physical theory at… — John Stewart Bell Copy Share Image
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
In an age in which infidelity abounds, do we observe parents carefully instructing their children in the principles of faith which they… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
I think human beings exist in a social world. I write realistic fiction, and so it isn't that surprising that the social… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
It's my mission to share this with the world and to let them know that there is life on the other side… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
I became known for surprising audiences. Except now, if I surprise them every time, they expect that. — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
Even with all of its changing, Brooklyn's architecture still feels like home, the language feels like home. It's changing so quickly that… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Let the novelists fret about consistency - story writers should feel free to jam; to get things right in new, surprising ways… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
The pornographers are not a deviation from the norm. Their presence in the mainstream shouldn't be surprising, because they represent mainstream values:… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
It may sound surprising when I say, on the basis of my own clinical practice as well as that of my psychological… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come. — David Platt Copy Share Image
Cut through the ridicule and search for factual information in most of the skeptical commentary and one is usually left with nothing.… — Bernard Haisch Copy Share Image
Ethologists thus have an interest in looking at these capacities for the reliable acquisition of belief, and it is not surprising that… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
It is indeed surprising that a man inspite of his belief in the Fire of Jahannum is still able to laugh, and… — Moses Copy Share Image
Most of the time I've worked in labs if I didn't encounter something in a week entirely unexpected and surprising I'd consider… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Richard Schiff is a really good baseball player. It's surprising because he looks exhausted. — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
