National Review once opined, many years ago, that, every year, the Nobel peace prize should go to the U.S. secretary of defense:… — Jay Nordlinger Copy Share Image
It was far too cold. The second I got out I had this incredible headache, I'm just not used to it. The… — Socrates Copy Share Image
I believe the prayers of 30 years ago are not lost. We may not see the results of our labour or sacrifice… — T. B. Joshua Copy Share Image
“Where is the graveyard of dead gods? What lingering mourner waters their mounds? There was a time when Jupiter was the king… — H.L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“The story, which has seemed to be all about religion and military developments, is actually mostly about politics: access to government revenue… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When the glaciers retreated, starting around 20,000 years ago, both Europe and East Asia were repopulated by former northerners who had survived… — Nicholas Wade Copy Share Image
“And then," said Sarnac, "I remember that I made a prophecy. I made it - when did I make it? Two thousand… — H.G. Wells Copy Share Image
The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had… — Judith Rodin Copy Share Image
We're one of the last handmade art forms. There's no fast way to make plays. It takes just as long and is… — Steven Dietz Copy Share Image
If you would have asked me three or four years ago when I started wrestling whether I would have worked for any… — Britt Baker Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll be channel surfing or something, and I'll see a glimpse of something, and I'll quickly turn the sound down, and… — Andrew Niccol Copy Share Image
About thirty years ago there was much talk that geologists ought only to observe and not theorise; and I well remember some… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
I met [my wife Margot] on Fire Island when I had a house there many years ago. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
25, 30 years ago, that meant something, they were making some money. And they were doing all sorts of comedy, screaming at… — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
I think I would like to be a monk. I really considered Catholicism a few years ago, but there were some things… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
Some years ago John Kenneth Galbraith wrote in an essay on his efforts at writing a history of economics: 'As one approaches… — Abraham Pais Copy Share Image
And the closest I've come to an out-of-body experience was when Joe Morelli took his mouth to me fourteen years ago, behind… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Years ago, NPR tried to stop me from going on "The Factor." When I refused, they insisted that I not identify myself… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“been ten years ago when he married her, but still as lovely as the day they met. In fact, he rather preferred… — Brian Harmon Copy Share Image
“A hundred years ago they'd have burned you as a witch…" "But I'm not a witch." "I don't suppose any of them… — Robert Holdstock Copy Share Image
“My salary was ten dollars a week, to which I added the extra two dollars Harry used to give me and about… — Harold Robbins Copy Share Image
“Legend claimed Berserkers could move with such speed that they seemed invisible to the human eye until the moment they attacked. They… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Autobiographical writings, essays, interviews, various other things... All the non-fiction prose I wanted to keep, that was the idea behind this collected… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image