“[The Devil] 'The question now,' my young thinker reflected, 'is whether or not it is possible for such a period ever to… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Four thousand years ago, we, the people of the Indus River basin, had cities that were laid out on grids and boasted… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
If you look at men's roles for the last thousand years, the desire is fundamental. We want to take care of, provide… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
“Aren’t neuroscientists doing exactly the same thing as philosophers, who have spent the past two thousand years thinking in order to understand… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If the history-deniers who doubt the fact of evolution are ignorant of biology, those who think the world began less than ten… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Though thou be destined to live three thousand years and as many myriads besides, yet remember that no man loseth other life… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“He had murdered any illlusion of Alex Remington. The golden pendant had been replaced by a spiked dog collar, and he was… — Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Copy Share Image
“If Christianity only means one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance. There has been no lack of… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“One Monday, just for sport, Charlie grabbed an eggplant that a spectacularly wizened granny was going for, but instead of twisting it… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“But if a man be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Fifteen hundred years is ample time in which to lose mutual comprehension. Iceland was colonized by the Norwegians at the end of… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
Pessimism is a very easy way out because it is a short view of life. If you look at what is happening… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
We ought to approach this challenge [of global warming] with a sense of profound joy and gratitude: that we are the generation… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
The notion that Nature does not proceed by jumps is only one of the budget of plausible lies that we call classical… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
If we go on as we are, we will destroy in the next century everything that the poets have been singing about… — Fred Bodsworth Copy Share Image
“Be thou the first true merit to befriend; His praise is lost, who stays till all commend. Short is the date, alas,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand… — Francis Pharcellus Church Copy Share Image
“They won't take the time to see that Gem's claws aren't extended, that his arms are gentle around me, or that my… — Stacey Jay Copy Share Image
“No doubt, the flakes of snow falling over him carried ashen nuclei. John tried to concentrate on those tiny flecks of carbon… — Ginn Hale Copy Share Image
In order to be in control, you have to have a definite plan for at least a reasonable period of time. So… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
If you're feminist, it means that you've noticed that male ownership of the direction of female lives has been the order of… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
Christianity has held back any further advances in human consciousness for the past thousand years. And for the past century it's been… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
“Twelve thousand years after walking the plank, Rakesh woke on the floor of his tent. He was lying face-down on a blue… — Greg Egan Copy Share Image
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“God damn it, don’t you do this. You have no idea how badly I want you right now. I’d love nothing more… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image