The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Never take your eyes off them,” Horace said to Gilan, in an admonishing tone. “Didn’t MacNeil ever tell you that? — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
The mastery of one's phonemes may be compared to the violinist's mastery of fingering. The violin string lends itself to a continuous… — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing alive enough to have strength to die. (from "Neutral Tones") — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject;… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
I am fifty years old and I have never known what it is to love. I can write those words, know them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was frequently embarrassed by the way Margaret conducted herself within the European Community. Her tactics were counter-productive and damaging to the… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
It makes me hate accepting things that are probable when they are held up before me as infallibly true. I prefer these… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
In the movies I've done for Sony, they've never given me quadrant specific notes ever. They say "Keep making it. Just make… — Will Gluck Copy Share Image
Doctor Who is like any long-running series in that the cast tend to look to the star to set the general tone.… — Sarah Sutton Copy Share Image
Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones. — Frederick Tennyson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I pick up the phone, listen to cold caller alias name, repeat it several times in an incredulous tone and then… — Sean O'Grady Copy Share Image
The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
In those days he really didn't know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
A lot of ideas took us to dead ends or we found the tone wasn’t just right. I think we discovered very… — Billy Boyd Copy Share Image
I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Amid the worry of a self- condemnatory soliloquy, his demeanour seemed grave, perhaps cold, both to me and his mother. And yet… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
Whenever I sing on a different scale, I sound very different. However, I have learned that I can experiment with my tone. — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
The Enemy, who wears her mother's usual face and confidential tone, has access; doubtless stares into her writing case and listens on… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over. — King Krule Copy Share Image
My biggest issue is hyperpigmentation and evening out my skin tone. — Hannah Bronfman Copy Share Image
I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
