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Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable but positive hindrances to our progress. Our life… — Henry David Thoreau
How few people will realize how much detail had to be gone into before Bakelite was a commercial success. — Leo Baekeland
The insistence on complete certainty about the full details of global warming-the most serious threat we have ever faced-is actually an effort to avoid facing… — Al Gore
All nationalisms are at heart deeply concerned with names: with the most immaterial and original human invention. Those who dismiss names as a detail have… — John Berger
It is this third consequence that has been elaborated in greatest detail and has formed one of the most significant pillars of historical capitalism, institutional… — Immanuel Wallerstein
No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up with… — James C. Collins
The variety of more minute interests, which will necessarily fall under the superintendence of the local administrations . . . cannot be particularized without involving… — Alexander Hamilton
When, after having examined in detail the organization of the Supreme Court, one comes to consider in sum the prerogatives that have been given it,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without… — Jerome K. Jerome
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his… — Jean de la Bruyere
The evidence that at least one extraterrestrial civilization has visited Earth is extensive both in scope and detail. In its totality it comprises a body… — Steven M. Greer
Eva Stachniak has given readers a thrilling glimpse into the scandals and secrets at the heart of the Russian Imperial court. With deft prose and… — Deanna Raybourn
I'm blown away by the graphical detail of today's games. I can't imagine that it's going to get any better, but it's just going to… — Christian Slater
I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was… — Sean Bean
For me, there are two different things that make Sherlock Sherlock. One is, you know, within the books: obviously he's a genius with an attention… — Jonny Lee Miller
The bombing in Oklahoma City has focused renewed attention on the rhetoric that’s been coming from the right and those who cater to angry white… — Bryant Gumbel
It's an honour to have such a wonderful international cast on board for this world famous murder mystery. Writer Stewart Harcourt has created an exquisite… — David Suchet
Ultimately, 'how's it going?' is the most futile and the most profound of questions. To answer it precisely, one would have to make a scrupulous… — Pascal Bruckner
Sarah Cornwell has a brilliant eye for the telling detail, and a wonderfully original way of embodying family history. I was captivated by her memorable… — Andrea Barrett
This thing we call luck is merely professionalism and attention to detail, it's your awareness of everything that is going on around you, it's how… — Stephen Coonts
The writing process for a short story feels more like field geology, where you keep turning the thing over and over, noting its qualities in… — Rivka Galchen
The key is to not let the camera, which depicts nature in so much detail, reveal just what the eye picks up, but what the… — Paul Caponigro
George Bowering doesn’t play fair. Baseball Love is so good there is no memoir in the league that can go up against it. Bowering has… — Robert Kroetsch
Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of… — Brendan Gleeson
A writer can't just be well-educated or good at research; to build a living, breathing world with interesting characters, you have to write from the… — Lynn Flewelling

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