(The discovery of penicillin) was a triumph of accident, a fortunate occurrence which happened while I was working on a purely academic… — Alexander Fleming Copy Share Image
As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
In both the presence of evil and the eventual triumph over evil the sweep is cosmic. It embraces the entire universe, what… — Kenneth Scott Latourette Copy Share Image
Nothing could be slow enough, nothing lasts too long. No pleasure could equal, she thought, straightening the chairs, pushing in one book… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Youth is the time for adventures of the body, but age for the triumphs of the mind. — Logan Pearsall Smith Copy Share Image
Don't let your fear of failing triumph over the joy of participating. — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
To survive the day is triumph enough for the walking wounded among the great many of us. — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights. 'White to… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
He was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents came from… — Albert Speer Copy Share Image
Is there anyone’s life story you don’t want to know?” “Not really.” His expression was unexpectedly serious. “Because people make a story… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Separate from the other unnamed billions who walk the earth, each of these little groups of three or five or twelve, brought… — Belva Plain Copy Share Image
'Seat at the Table' has expressed real adversity, struggle, and also triumph and joy. — Kelela Copy Share Image
Creation is a sustained period of bliss, even though the subject can still be very sad. Because there's the triumph of coming… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
The Middle Ages were an era of mysticism, ruled by blind faith and blind obedience to the dogma that faith is superior… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Unemployment in the sense of distress is widely disappearing. . . . We in America today are nearer to the final triumph… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Asbestos, EMFs, and CFCs have given us a degree of humility. When yesterday's "triumph of modern chemistry" turns out instead to be… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
The personal deportment of Captain Perry, throughout the day, was worthy of all praise. He did not quit his own vessel when… — Oliver Hazard Perry Copy Share Image
If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting ... if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Her image had passed into his soul for ever and no word had broken the holy silence of his ecstasy. Her eyes… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
As God adds his ‘Yes’ to your ‘Yes,’ as he confirms your will with his will, and as he allows you, and… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Your enemy shall ye seek; your war shall ye wage, and for the sake of your thoughts! And if your thoughts succumb,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
All discourse of which others cannot partake is not only an irksome usurpation of the time devoted to pleasure and entertainment, but,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I am from time to time congratulating myself on my general want of success as a lecturer; apparent want of success, but… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
