In a certain reign there was a lady not of the first rank whom the emperor loved more than any of the… — Murasaki Shikibu Copy Share Image
Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust violation… It is difficult to make out FairSearch’s precise antitrust arguments.… — Peter Gallagher Copy Share Image
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
It is contended that those who have been bred at Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Westminster, that the public sentiment within each of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Shunning the upstart shower, / The cold and cursory scrub, / I celebrate the power / That lies within the Tub. — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
I want to be in an industry where the upstarts can grow and displace the incumbents, because that's why there's so much… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
Jean Jacques Rousseauis nothing but a fool in my eyes when he takes it upon himself to criticise society; he did not… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
I'm afraid not." Hades sighed. "My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies." He glared at… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The challenge for me was not just the prosthetic work and how to move like an older man would move, but more… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Liberalism is the party of upstarts who have insinuated themselves between the people and its big men. Liberals feel themselves as isolated… — Arthur Moeller van den Bruck Copy Share Image
The popular mythology of creative genius depends on beloved stereotypes of the artist in youth and old age: the misunderstood upstart who… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
He rooted for the Mets, he wore Foot of the Loom underwear, and he drove a Buick. His loyalties were carved in… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“I ken who you are! You're Strathfearn's granddaughter. Julie Stuart, is it? Och, aye, Lady Julia! Well then, Lady Julia, tell me… — Elizabeth Wein Copy Share Image
I was just thinking of bundling up Cecily and feeding her to the ducks at Hyde Park," said Will, pushing his wet… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I still feel needles in my back when I think about all the horrible disasters that would have befallen me if I… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
If you look now, more than ever new entrants, new upstarts, are able to grow so much faster than they could before. — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
When an upstart dictator in the United States succeeds in making this a one-party form of government, I shall have the courage… — Charles Coughlin Copy Share Image
Why won't you drown?" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. "I'm Poseidon's son," I said. "Curse that upstart! I was here… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
People gave ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If you've spent a long time developing a skill and techniques, and now some 14 year-old upstart can get exactly the same… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image