If you would shut your door against the children for an hour a day and say: 'Mother is working on her five-act… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
The person who takes no chances generally must take whatever is left over after others have finished choosing. Overcaution is as bad,… — Venita VanCaspel Copy Share Image
The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby-Dick.' — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
Imagine, there is almost no possibility for a foreign language film to be distributed in America right now. That doesn't just make… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
When you see what goes on in Iraq on a daily basis - more people dying in car bombings - you almost… — Richard Shepard Copy Share Image
All my Calvaries were rosy crucifixions, pseudo-tragedies to keep the fires of hell burning brightly for the real sinners who are in… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I realized that most white Americans knew very little about our history and our struggle, and were having difficulty understanding the basis… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
“Someone who doesn’t know if tomorrow will come would rather live every day twice than live it once.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes, — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
To some it may seem old-fashioned to speak of virtue and chastity, honesty, morality, faith, character, but these are the qualities which… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
Blood in the water I sing, and one who shed it: deadliest hunger I sing, and one who fed it- weaving the… — Diane Duane Copy Share Image
There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not… — George C. Marshall Copy Share Image
Winter's notion of poetry is tragedy. It knows nothing of comedy. Its laughter was frozen on its lips long ago. — William Alfred Quayle Copy Share Image
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, cancer - not that funny of a thing. When you hear about it, you don't go, 'Oh, hilarious!'... But within… — Lennon Parham Copy Share Image
“I despise common sense. I’ve seen the world from every possible angle. This cruel, ridiculous, beautiful world.” — Lacie Baskerville Pandora Hearts Copy Share Image
The cheapness of man is every day's tragedy. It is as real a loss that others should be low, as that we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We had a demo recorded that we made available on our MySpace site, and that was quite successful for us too, but… — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
The way that I live is in between the dual experiences of the tragedy mask and the comedy mask. I feel that… — Mike O'Malley Copy Share Image
A tragic writer does not have to believe in God, but he must believe in man. — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
My parents split up when I was young, and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
People can't seem to get it through their heads that there is never any healing or closure. Ever. There is only a… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
