To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the last 100 years only Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford lost their bids for reelection. President Lyndon… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
I mean, in terms of alternatives, some people have suggested for example that why don't we - why isn't America doing what… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
One of the most mawkish of human delusions is the notion that friendship should be eternal, or, at all events, life-long, and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it,… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
I never intended on moving to 'The Good Wife' permanently, but in terms of a next move and something to do to… — Lisa Edelstein Copy Share Image
By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
And in not learning the rules, I was free. I always say, you're either defined by the medium or you redefine the… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
One of my problems, so to speak, is that, in America, we tend to thing in relatively short-term. In the Middle East… — Jay Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Cosmologists have attempted to account for the day-to-day laws you find in textbooks in terms of fundamental 'superlaws,' but the superlaws themselves… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
I've declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly… — Scott Rigell Copy Share Image
With my eyes closed, I ask if she knows how this will all turn out. "Long-term or short-term?" she asks. Both. "Long-term,"… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's… — M. Night Shyamalan Copy Share Image
Today, you have 20 percent of the world controlling 80 percent of the Gross Domestic Product; you've got a $30 trillion (US)… — James Wolfensohn Copy Share Image
Certainly in business terms, considering how thriving the market is. Understanding what people want is essential. We have a team on the… — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
Over the longer term, China will grow by about 6% or 7% per year. The Chinese authorities usually react pretty quickly to… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I wake up every day super excited to be a woman! It's amazing. I wouldn't have it any other way. There's an… — Mariko Tamaki Copy Share Image
we have not been impressed with any attribute of the Senate other than its appearance and manners. We have heard the best… — Beatrice Webb Copy Share Image
I learned the game on the radio. Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons were the Giants broadcasters when I was growing up in… — Jon Miller Copy Share Image
But I believe this: by and large, the United States ought to be able to choose for its President anybody that it… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The word "veganism" denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude - as far as is possible and practical… — Donald Watson Copy Share Image
What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn't want to just write the guy off. He was… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn't seem to encompass… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I was kind of overwhelmed by the idea that we are just balls of energy and that we have imposed terms on… — Ruth Wilson Copy Share Image
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
Music can be so manipulating - especially in terms of horror. It's such an important part of building the tension. — Avey Tare Copy Share Image
You cannot stop. If there is a concrete wall in front of you, you have to go through it. You can never,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what… — Kathleen Quinlan Copy Share Image
Historians evaluating George W. Bush's first term will focus on foreign policy and, most of all, 9/11. I think they will criticize… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
When a long-term trend loses it’s momentum, short-term volatility tends to rise. It is easy to see why that should be so:… — George Soros Copy Share Image
During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Have you ever seen a witness? That's what she called herself. Not a ghost, those don't exist, and not an angel, those… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
The share price must be less than book value. Preferably it will be less than net working capital less long term debt. — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
The term clinical depression finds its way into too many conversations these days. One has a sense that a catastrophe has occurred… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
It's sometimes difficult living in France. People are more open minded in England, and of course I'm missing England in terms of… — Emmanuel Petit Copy Share Image
My thesis in terms of all my art is finding the beauty in the ugly truth. Just find the beauty in realism… — Nikki Jean Copy Share Image
The key to faith is love. We believe only if we love. Trust is the middle term; only if we love, do… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
