Paradox is the sharpest scalpel in the satchel of science. Nothing concentrates the mind as effectively, regardless of whether it pits two… — Hans Christian von Baeyer Copy Share Image
When I'm getting ready to persuade a person, I spend one-third of the time thinking about myself, what I'm going to say,… — Emile Coue Copy Share Image
I did two movies that were arthouse movies; they were critically successful but made no money at all... but after making those… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic.… — Dumas Malone Copy Share Image
I have, like, two best friends, one that I grew up with who's not an actor, and one that is an actor… — Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
The many questions about the bombing of Yugoslavia by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - meaning primarily the United States - come… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Europe is so much the home of Horror, with its myths of vampires, werewolves, witchcraft and the undead, yet it's like those… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
From the three, you then use one to make eight ones. You add those ones to the three, and you get one-three… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
As a young filmmaker, I shot a lot of stuff because I wanted to make sure that I got everything, but now… — Storm Saulter Copy Share Image
Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The first joke I got on the air I remember clearly. Dennis McNicholas and Robert Carlock wrote a sketch where they were… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
One person looks around and sees a universe created by a god who watches over its long unfurling, marking the fall of… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
All the alleged key causes of SOE [State-Owned Enterprise] inefficiency - the principal-agent problem, the free-rider problem and the soft budget constraint… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
After a short period spent in Brussels as a guest of a neurological institute, I returned to Turin on the verge of… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
Six months after 9/11, Jean-Marie Le Pen was almost elected president of France. There were a number of leaders and a number… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Shut up," I hissed. Ticked that he was taller than me, I stepped up onto a nearby coffee table. "I'm not in… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
If you live with a single parent, you don't see compromise. You witness a grown person living in a world where they… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. And I remember when you...… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Filming in India was one big adventure. For 'The Cheetah Girls', we were in Mumbai for two weeks, then Rajasthan for six… — Michael Steger Copy Share Image
I wrote these two songs ["Coming Out of the Dark" and "Always Tomorrow"] as a celebration of hope. And I want to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. [They are the two sides of a coin, so learning how to manage… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
By bringing in people from different genres, other artists will be able to understand, 'OK, Koffee's not afraid of trying this.' And… — Koffee Copy Share Image
Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Non-Indian writers usually say "Great Spirit," "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four-Legged, and Winged." Mixed-blood writers usually say "Creator, "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four- Legged,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I enjoy places that have mystery and atmosphere, perhaps a patina of age, a suggestion rather than a description, a question or… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now,… — Jimmi Simpson Copy Share Image
Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I've only gotten directly offered two or three movies, ever. I don't have the luxury of being able to say no a… — Madeline Zima Copy Share Image
[Hillary Clinton] is now lost two times in a row, is the message that [Kellyanne] Conway was sending. But to the Clinton… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The river and the garden have been the foundations of my economy here. Of the two I have liked the river best.… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I just want a man -a real, two-balled masculine guy -and there aren't many of them around, believe me. But I do… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
No 'mise en scène' has the right to be repeated, just as no two personalities are ever the same. As soon as… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
There are literally billions of people on the planet who live in an unimaginable poverty that's not in any way different from… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
I’ve never met anyone who had a monkey for a friend before. (Maggie) I don’t know. I think those two guys you… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Although being economics editor sounds impressive, it does not mean I actually edit anything. It mainly reflects two decades of title-inflation at… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Google has placed its faith in data, while Apple worships the power of design. This dichotomy made the two companies complementary. Apple… — Ben Parr Copy Share Image
My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll… — Doug Flutie Copy Share Image
It's frustrating always being compared to Britney because we are two very different artists... We both dance and sing but people have… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image