The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino… — Nicole Scherzinger Copy Share Image
The classic rule of thumb is that if you are an intellectual ideological magazine, you do better in opposition than you do… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
There's a great power of imagination about these little creatures, and a creative fancy and belief that is very curious to watch… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
By the English common law, her husband was her lord and master. He had the custody of her person, and of her… — Harriet Hanson Robinson Copy Share Image
I have this red cardigan that my friend Coco gave me that has holes for thumbs. It's my cozy sweater. I wear… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
'The Daily Beast' competes in the highly Darwinian media world filled with hyper-smart, highly adaptive, tool-using people with opposable thumbs. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
I always rate a convention by the lack of blisters from twiddling my thumbs. — George Perez Copy Share Image
Colored lights shone right across the northern sky, leaping and flaring, spreading in rainbow hues from horizon to zenith: blood red to… — Celia Rees Copy Share Image
Our DNA is as a consumer company - for that individual customer who's voting thumbs up or thumbs down. That's who we… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I was never an Angry Young Man. I am angry only when I hit my thumb with a hammer. — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
The rule of thumb is that if someone is able to be verbally or physically abusive, he or she is able to… — Edward T Welch Copy Share Image
I support Democrats and Republicans. And I'm telling you that the business community in this company is frightened to death of the… — Steve Wynn Copy Share Image
The clock struck half past two. In the little office at the back of Mr. McKechnie's bookshop, Gordon--Gordon Comstock, last member of… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Isaac Asimov's remark about the infantilism of pseudoscience is just as applicable to religion: 'Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
The church has no power over our lives any more, which is something of a blessing for those who do not enjoy… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way… — Roger Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
Dwarfs were not a naturally religious species, but in a world where pit props could crack without warning and pockets of fire… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
You’ve got to guess at worst cases: No model will tell you that. My rule of thumb is double the worst that… — Cliff Asness Copy Share Image
Just do your best to keep yourself in balance. One of the first things that causes Energy misalignment, is asking or demanding… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
You know, I think there's a good rule of thumb here: Don't take nutritional advice from other species. — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I find, on my own travels, that the most depressing form of culture shock is experienced when you go into a country… — Arthur Frommer Copy Share Image
“We haven't remained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time.” — V.C. Andrews Copy Share Image
I may look like a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey, but inside I'm a 50-year-old, heavyset black man with a big… — Emily Remler Copy Share Image
