Selected Quotes

192 quotes by 182 authors

A scene should be selected by the writer for haunted-ness-of-mind interest. If you're not haunted by something, as by a dream, a vision, or a… — Jack Kerouac
The odd thing in this world is that an eager-beaver type, with no original ideas, who mimes those in authority above him right to the… — Philip K. Dick
It takes four angels to oversee an apocalypse: a recorder to make the book that would be scripture in the new world; a preserver to… — Chris Adrian
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability. He regards… — Charles Alexander Eastman
When Darroc returns, I know by the look in his eyes that I've chosen well. He thinks I picked black and red for him, the… — Karen Marie Moning
What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and… — Carter G. Woodson
Feel oddly barren. My sickness is when words draw in their horns and the physical world refuses to be ordered, recreated, arranged and selected. I… — Sylvia Plath
She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright red negligee to wear so that the blood would not show. — Sidney Sheldon
She can take a year to read something, whereas I like a book that becomes more important in my life that life itself. When I… — Jeremy Clarkson
We live" writes Pursewarden somewhere, "lives based upon selected fictions. Our view of reality is conditioned by our position in space and time - not… — Lawrence Durrell
Before he (Francis Bacon) came along, people conducted all their arguments through a series of logical fallacies or simply shouting louder than the other guy,… — Kevin Hearne
The artistâ€™s task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because of the artists, who are… — Terence McKenna
The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or… — Neil Armstrong
Gansey appeared beside Blue in the doorway. He shook his empty bottle at her. "Fair trade," he told her in a way that indicated he… — Maggie Stiefvater
One of the difficulties in bringing about change in an organization is that you must do so through the persons who have been most successful… — George Washington
Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under protection of habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, these principles form the… — Thomas Jefferson
Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them. — Herbert Hoover
The millionaires are a product of natural selection ... the naturally selected agents of society for certain work. They get high wages and live in… — William Graham Sumner
The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our… — Robert Ardrey
I started ice-skating when I was about 12 or 13 and I was selected in the Australian team for ice hockey. I met my wife… — Lindsay Fox

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