“Appeasement was a policy put in place by Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister to try to avert war. His theory was… — Bill O'Neill Copy Share Image
On any given day, something claims our attention. Anything at all, inconsequential things. A rosebud, a misplaced hat, that sweater we liked… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ...… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
You're a trivial part in a trivia game. Now what's your aim? A presidential campaign? Like Ross Perot? He lost it though...… — Aceyalone Copy Share Image
Trivia rarely affect efficiency. Are all the machinations worth it, when their primary effect is to make the code less readable? — Brian Kernighan Copy Share Image
I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues. — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books… — Jack Prelutsky Copy Share Image
By cutting ourselves off from the rest of creation, we are left bereft of awe and wonder and therefore of reverence and… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
My whole creative career is a product of the Internet. ...I'll take that back. To some degree. My fascination with cultural esoterica… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
There is nothing, under present conditions, that can be more easily and exactly reproduced than a technically good black-and-white photograph, and it… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
Xmas Trivia: Before it became a major shopping holiday, Christmas is believed to have had a "religious" meaning. — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
There is something really horrific for any human being who feels he is being consumed by other people. I'm talking about a… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
People who take everything to heart trivia - the most capable of genuinely love. — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
When I think about, say, 1995, or whever the last moment was before most of us were on the internet and had… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Life is brutal that way ... the loss of irrecoverable moments amid trivia and distraction. — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
“I poked him in the chest. 'First of all, yes, it was. Lacy cards and love tokens were widely exchanged even in… — Molly Harper Copy Share Image
If a potato can produce vitamin C, why can't we? Within the animal kingdom only humans and guinea pigs are unable to… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Sometimes among our more sophisticated, self-styled intellectuals--and I say self-styled advisedly; the real intellectual I am notsure would ever feel this way--some… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
“In 1935, a British engineer named Robert Watson Watt was asked whether it was possible that the Germans were developing a death… — Bill O'Neill Copy Share Image
Once you have been confronted with a life-and-death situation, trivia no longer matters. Your perspective grows and you live at a deeper… — Happy Rockefeller Copy Share Image
In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony,… — Clifford Stoll Copy Share Image
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
“The British air force desperately needed planes for their military, and the US had lots of planes but couldn’t sell them to… — Bill O'Neill Copy Share Image
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia. — Mary Kay Ash Copy Share Image
