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Agatha Christie: I've always believed...

Agatha Christie: I've always believed...

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each...

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J B S Haldane: The wise man...

J B S Haldane: The wise man...

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as...

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Jean Toomer: One may receive...

Jean Toomer: One may receive...

One may receive the information but miss the teaching.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Harold Rosenberg: What better way...

Harold Rosenberg: What better way...

What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: All men can...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: All men can...

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is...

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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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Harry A Blackmun: If one's in...

Harry A Blackmun: If one's in...

If one's in the doghouse with the Chief, he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases and some of the Indian cases, which I...

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Clarence Thomas: Any discrimination, like...

Clarence Thomas: Any discrimination, like...

Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are...

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William O Douglas: Restriction of free...

William O Douglas: Restriction of free...

Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act...

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Jacques Barzun: Great cultural changes...

Jacques Barzun: Great cultural changes...

Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine.

Source: The House...

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Jacob Bronowski: By the worldly...

Jacob Bronowski: By the worldly...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make...

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Michel Foucault: In its function,...

Michel Foucault: In its function,...

In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or...

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Michel de Certeau: The only freedom...

Michel de Certeau: The only freedom...

The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system...

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Kingman Brewster, Jr: I'm very curious...

Kingman Brewster, Jr: I'm very curious...

I'm very curious to know what the hell they're saying on the phone, but I'd be more worried if they weren't...

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Warren Bennis: Managers are people...

Warren Bennis: Managers are people...

Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing.

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Mary McCarthy: People with bad...

Mary McCarthy: People with bad...

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

Source: In The...

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Lisa Alther: . . ....

Lisa Alther: . . ....

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

Source: In Words of...

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John Steinbeck: Ideas are like...

John Steinbeck: Ideas are like...

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a...

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James Thurber: You can fool...

James Thurber: You can fool...

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

Source: Fables for Our...

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Wilkie Collins: I am not...

Wilkie Collins: I am not...

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.

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