I rejected the word humorist for a long time because I thought that it meant you had, like, a cardigan sweater with… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“Gordy,” I said. “I need to talk to you." "I don't have time," he said. "Mr. Orcutt and I have to debug… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Have you come over time to think that you know more now than you did when you were young, know less now… — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
So many doors forever. There were never enough. Each door had several locks. One lock was combination. Another required keys. Another was… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
Dog parks can be a fantastic way to socialize your dog, but it's important for owners to understand that a dog park… — Cesar Millan Copy Share Image
When I look at the directors that I really love, who really develop their films over time, they're almost always the ones… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
“What were she and Maxwell talking about at this moment? “I owe you an apology.” Archer came to stand beside him, also… — Kathryn Smith Copy Share Image
“He smiled, a real one this time, though his voice remained teasing. “So, what do you think I am?” Naive, I thought… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is… — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The erasure itself became the action. It seemed to suggest a moment in terms of how sad or pessimistic you can feel… — Julie Mehretu Copy Share Image
Any time I say anything about Dream Theater... Honestly, I'd rather not talk about it. Because no matter what I say, it… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
“The scientific world view works so well, explains so much and resonates so harmoniously with the most advanced parts of our brains… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“It has repeated elements that appear frequently. A pesky, mysterious three-hundred-base-pair sequence called Alu appears and reappears tens of thousands of times,… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Really, when people put together the highlight reels of the classic moments from 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Cheers,' even 'MASH,' they're full of broad… — Dan Schneider Copy Share Image
The only acceptable way to solve ecological problems is if you can persuade people to have fewer children. In the Victorian times,… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
“The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. How do I guess at the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I'm coming into places with some people who just want to hear what I did before, with some people who want to… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
“one person who showed her what it meant to have a friend, a friend who you could share everything with. But more… — P.G. Van Copy Share Image
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot Copy Share Image
“...'at that time men began to call on the name of the Lord' (Genesis 4:26b) ... Seth and his line feared God… — Barnabe Assohoto and Samuel Ngewa Copy Share Image
The word of the mouth is a very powerful thing and you can say something about someone that is not necessarily true,… — Blu Cantrell Copy Share Image
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I have had a wonderful life. I have never regretted what I did. I regret things I didn't do. All my life… — Ingrid Bergman Copy Share Image
Don't cry, you crybaby! When you think things are hard, that's the time you are maturing as a person. If you get… — Aya Kito Copy Share Image
“Consider a 2012 study, led by psychologists Wilhelm Hofmann and Roy Baumeister, that outfitted 205 adults with beepers that activated at randomly… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
The forces that run the world always try to keep things under control. The population might be having a wonderful time, buying… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
When it came to healthy eating, my parents did their best to set me on the right path. At school, my friends… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
With movies, you come and go as an actor, especially if you are not the lead, from week to week. You don't… — Amber Stevens Copy Share Image
once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When… — Aesop Copy Share Image
I’ve been looking for a feeling like that everywhere I go. I’ve been waiting for someone to see all the good in… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
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“Having been in the presidency from the time of Mandela to that of Zuma, I am one of the privileged few who… — Frank Chikane Copy Share Image
We were poor, I understood that. But at the same time, my parents always made sure I had the shoes I needed… — Sony Michel Copy Share Image
You gleefully say, "I just thought of something!", when in fact your brain performed an enormous amount of work before your moment… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
A place I've been a fair few times is the Lake District. It has the edge on Paris in that it's ace.… — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis… — John Clayton Copy Share Image
We see them when they come to New York. They stay at my wife's apartment. We have quite a correspondence with them… — James Laughlin Copy Share Image
