Fame is very heavy. When there are large crowds, I'm unable to handle it. — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated. — Joe Wurzelbacher Copy Share Image
Often, equipment can as easily function as a security blanket for musicians unwilling or unable to risk anything personal in the studio.… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
Healthcare reform is a paradigmatic case. It is self-evidently necessary and inevitable and has been on the agenda for 35 years, and… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
When under siege, if we do not stand for our liberties and for the liberties of those who are unable to stand… — Tim Huelskamp Copy Share Image
'Hatfields & McCoys' is a very profound statement in what happens when you're unable to let go of hatred and hurt and… — Noel Fisher Copy Share Image
Pre-existing conditions for those previously insured must not lead to someone being unable to get insurance. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Conservation destroys the present. If we are only busy preserving the past, we are not living in the present and unable to… — Peter Eisenman Copy Share Image
I began writing 'Matterhorn' in 1975 and for more than 30 years I kept working on my novel in my spare time,… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share Image
I think I would have been a hopeless spy. I love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret. — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
It turns out that American Express honors recurring payments even if the vendor is unable to supply an accurate card number and… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
'Bum's Rush' is a piece about timing, and everything that's in the piece needs to be with the piece. If people are… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“Indecision is the reluctance or inability to pass a judgment on an issue under consideration. Indecision means you have come to crossroads… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
Until 1869, when they were banned, debtors' prisons were the great incinerators of British reputations. Those who were unable to pay their… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
There is a central flaw in contemporary culture and a corresponding and related inability to address it. Society seems somehow unable to… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return… — Judith Miller Copy Share Image
I come from a fragmented society. A country proud to serve as a bridge between Europe and Asia yet unable to bridge… — Safak Pavey Copy Share Image
When food prices surge, poor families suddenly find themselves unable to afford enough nutritious food. If this happens during the first thousand… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
The problem with humans is that they are unable to handle their own intelligence. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
