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Shirley MacLaine: The if the...

Shirley MacLaine: The if the...

The if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it...

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Christopher Fry: Between<br>Our birth and...

Christopher Fry: Between
Our birth and...

Between
Our birth and death we may touch understanding
As a moth brushes a window with its...

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Stanislaw Lec: Do not turn...

Stanislaw Lec: Do not turn...

Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.

Source: In...

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J B S Haldane: Science is vastly...

J B S Haldane: Science is vastly...

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than are the classics.

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Sandra Day O'Connor: Despite the encouraging...

Sandra Day O'Connor: Despite the encouraging...

Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is...

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Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

You wonder and you wonder until you wander out into Infinity, where - if it is to be found anywhere - Truth really...

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Etty Hillesum: Life cannot be...

Etty Hillesum: Life cannot be...

Life cannot be captured in a few axioms. And that is just what I keep trying to do. But it won't work, for life is...

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Omar Bradley: We've learned how...

Omar Bradley: We've learned how...

We've learned how to destroy, but not to create; how to waste, but not to build; how to kill men, but not how to save...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: All warfare is...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: All warfare is...

All warfare is based on deception.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed....

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Pearl Buck: Life without idealism...

Pearl Buck: Life without idealism...

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just have hope or starve to death.

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Lewis Carroll: Twinkle, twinkle, little...

Lewis Carroll: Twinkle, twinkle, little...

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
How I wonder what you're at!
Up above the world you fly!
Like a teatray in the...

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Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of...

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Agatha Christie: I don't think...

Agatha Christie: I don't think...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention -- invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Emile Zola: If I cannot...

Emile Zola: If I cannot...

If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.

Source:...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Source: In...

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Charles Wesley: O for a...

Charles Wesley: O for a...

O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!

Source: In Draper's...

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Jiddu Krishnamurti: What is needed,...

Jiddu Krishnamurti: What is needed,...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear;...

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Sholem Asch: Personality is the...

Sholem Asch: Personality is the...

Personality is the gland of creativity.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Ariel Durant: Education is the...

Ariel Durant: Education is the...

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Source: In Peter's Quotations, by...

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