Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
I'd never been a tall guy, and the girls I'd dated had all been my height--teenaged girls grow faster than guys, which… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
We've had mass shootings in the United States in the part of violent antiabortion protesters, in the part of violent pro-ISIS militants.… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
There's this big pie in show business, and you physically can't eat the whole pie. If you give everybody a slice of… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
You learn these little tricks for stage fighting, which are really tiny and you wouldn't think of them, but it makes all… — David Giuntoli Copy Share Image
Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician.… — Tennessee Williams 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
Avoiding fear and pain can cause them to grow stronger. The trick with fear is to go with it, to let it… — John Earle Copy Share Image
Friends now fast sworn, Whose double bosoms seems to wear one heart, Whose hours, whose bed, whose meal and exercise Are still… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Instead of asking ourselves, 'How can I find security and happiness?' we could ask ourselves, 'Can I touch the center of my… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I had a point of view, which was different. I looked at magic as theater, as storytelling, and I tried to have… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
What is the nature of the search? you ask. Really it is very simple, at least for a fellow like me; so… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
The trick at every turn was to endure the test of living for as long as possible. The odds of survival were… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Do you think it makes people nasty to be loved? You know it doesn’t! Then why should it make them nice to… — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
The secret to living in the rush of the world with a minimum of pain is to get as many people as… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
Growing up, yeah, I had a magic kit with learn tricks and learn card tricks, but I was never... I used to… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Watch 'Dog with a Blog' to get a good laugh, to see me, of course, and to see an awesome, awesome talking… — Blake Michael Copy Share Image
Like sex drives, card tricks, and the weather, computers tend to be discussed in terms of results rather than processes, which makes… — Martin Mayer Copy Share Image
Good times are a reminder and a reward for dealing with the difficult and challenging times we all go through. The trick… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As television is learning some of the movies' great tricks, movies are taking what's good from TV. Maybe it will all become… — Akiva Goldsman Copy Share Image
We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Sometimes, a stage curtain parts and you see: life could be better if you had more. Usually, I think, we can get… — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
Trace Science, then, with Modesty thy guide, First strip off all her equipage of Pride, Deduct what is but Vanity or Dress,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread… — Phillip Lopate Copy Share Image
The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
I've always felt that poetry is the enemy of silence, but of course, in the right moments, silence can be useful. The… — Cornelius Eady Copy Share Image
Certainly, it is. Love is love, and loss is loss. We all love, and we all die, and everyone suffers the pain… — Lynsay Sands Copy Share Image
You can never say all the tricks have been done. Someone always shows you something you didn't know. Every year you think,… — Landon Curt Noll Copy Share Image
Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
If I'm doing some weird tick with my mouth, or not standing still or something, I'll be the first person to notice… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
No matter how accomplished we may be, just any little white person can come up and say, 'Well, you wouldn't be here,… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
You must acquire the trick of ignoring those who do not like you. In my experience, those who do not like you… — Stephen Jeffreys Copy Share Image
When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is… — Alain Ducasse Copy Share Image
Friends, you are lucky you can talk about what you did as lovers; the tricks, laughter, the words, the ecstasy. After my… — Vidya Balan Copy Share Image
One of the tricks of the west is to use or create images, they create images of a person who doesn't go… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Now what happens?" asked the man in black. "We face each other as God intended," Fezzik said. "No tricks, no weapons, skill… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a… — Robert Powell Copy Share Image
Suits are looked at more now as a business thing which is kind of a shame. If you're not wearing it just… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
