There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language.
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Sam Houston – I am aware that in presenting myself…
I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights I shall stand very much alone.
Henny Youngman – My dad was the town drunk. Most o…
My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that’s not so bad but New York City?
David R. Brower – There is no place where we can s…
There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No place!
Joyce Carol Oates – If you are a writer you locate…
If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing because you have that space.
Lara Stone – It’s not like I’m sitting at home com…
It’s not like I’m sitting at home coming up with some secret beauty plan.
Corey Feldman – My discrepancy with children in th…
My discrepancy with children in the industry is that they are made famous before they know who they are as human beings.
Laura Marling – I need some isolation it’s necessa…
I need some isolation it’s necessary to me that’s just who I am. I need to be left alone.
Cameron Diaz – My dad always used to tell me that …
My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight tell them you won’t wait-you can kick their ass right now.
Will Durant – Moral codes adjust themselves to env…
Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.
Dean Kamen – The city needs a car like a fish need…
The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.
Edward Tufte – The leading edge in evidence presen…
The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science the leading edge in beauty is in high art.
Ray Comfort – Few would argue that Richard Dawkins…
Few would argue that Richard Dawkins is the world’s most famous atheist especially now that his friend and rival for the title Christopher Hitchens has now gone to meet his Maker.
Elizabeth Berkley – Having gone through so many of…
Having gone through so many of the personal things I’ve gone through its about creating an (online) space for girls to be heard. I don’t profess to have all the answers. But Ask Elizabeth is a space where girls are not alone.
Mark Viduka – I have this complex. I don’t like to…
I have this complex. I don’t like too much exposure. I don’t know why it is. Maybe it’s bred in me because my dad always told me to be humble and don’t think you’re too good.
David Frum – Why should we not expect self-designa…
Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach?
Danica Patrick – I think that Indy is special to m…
I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time I wouldn’t like that to be too big.
Jung Chang – I like to have Chinese furniture in m…
I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China.
Freida Pinto – I keep saying I’m not at all famous…
I keep saying I’m not at all famous in my own country because people do not think I have done anything for India.
Jenny Holzer – It can be kind of gruesome at times…
It can be kind of gruesome at times making things alone.
Eddie Vedder – I think the hardest thing about mak…
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There’s an insanity that goes with writing – a mad scientist thing that you have to go through – and sacrificing a kid’s upbringing to do that is not an option.
Daryl Hannah – And I know that the younger generat…
And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it’s not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It’s really just common sense.
Andy Murray – I don’t want a flashy car just somet…
I don’t want a flashy car just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car.
Alexander Alekhine – I believe that true beauty of…
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
Ellen Pompeo – We’re teaching young girls that thi…
We’re teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing.
William Shirley – Words alone cannot fully convey …
Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.