Picture this," said Magnus. "Me with a little monkey friend. I could teach him tricks. I could dress him in a cunning… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Wit is something more than a gymnastic trick of the intellect; true wit implies a beam of thought into the essence of… — Arthur Lynch Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways of telling stories. — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
The way I look at tricks is if I really have my mind set on one, I'm going to learn it until… — Ryan Sheckler Copy Share Image
George Orwell's '1984' frequently tops surveys of our greatest books: it's not a celebration of poetic language. It's decidedly anti-literary, a masterpiece… — Graham Joyce Copy Share Image
Mathemagical mathematics combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick. — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
I believe in the resonance and staying power of quiet photographs. These photographs required a certain seeing, but few special techniques, and… — William Albert Allard Copy Share Image
It took me a full year of black eyes and a bruised and battered tailbone to learn how to do a crippler… — Gretchen Bleiler Copy Share Image
When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
You play with everything you've got. I'm not a lover of cheap tricks. I've always loved playing with people, but there's no… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
The trick isn't so much creating the right thing; the trick is finding the right networks. — Jonah Peretti Copy Share Image
What you're trying to do as an actor is somehow trick yourself into believing that these words have never been said, and… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Fletcher appeared beside her. He peered at the baby. "Can it do any tricks yet?" "I'm still working on it. Want to… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
Heydrich, Eichmann, and company therefore invoke the usual trick of argument for breaking a true continuum that lacks a compelling point for… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
It's the last best trick of a losing Democrat, is to accuse the Republicans of racism. — Erick Erickson Copy Share Image
The Tories had the legal right to demand extra meetings of the council but I could decide when they would be held… — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
The reality is you don't get stand offs who are expert kickers as well as top drawer runners. The trick is to… — Frank Hadden Copy Share Image
Actors are insanely competitive and they hold back on each other. They are like magicians and none of them want to show… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
The nice thing about being a writer is that you can make magic happen without learning tricks. — Humphrey Carpenter Copy Share Image
Not the least of the problems in clarifying one's consciousness is developing the stoic determination to criticize one's own softness or sentimentality… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
It's not always enough to be brave, I realized years later. You have to be brave and contribute something positive, too. Brave… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
“Tricks ripped and you tripped, tricked yourself by falling slowly. I’m the winner in this game, unable to stoop to your level… — Jamie Weise Copy Share Image
All the help that comes to us is form the Holy Spirit, whether it comes in a dream or through the help… — Harold Klemp Copy Share Image
I have tried to improve telescopes and practiced continually to see with them. These instruments have play'd me so many tricks that… — William Herschel Copy Share Image
