65804 Quotes & Sayings

Most often I am only interested in an idea if it's going to get hundreds of millions of users. That's the scale that I am always trying to play to. — Reid Hoffman

In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary. — Shalane Flanagan

When physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, contribute to the detection of concrete human woes and to the development of plans for remedying them and relieving the human estate, they become moral; they become part of the apparatus of moral inquiry or science? When the consciousness of science is fully impregnated with the consciousness of human value, the greatest dualism which now weighs humanity down, the split between the material, the mechanical and the scientific and the moral and ideal will be destroyed. — John Dewey

Life is hard, Mr. Scoresby, but we cling to it all the same." "And this journey we're on? Is that folly or wisdom?" "The greatest wisdom I know. — Philip Pullman

God never encourages self-reliance. — Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Love is to be cherished because you're lucky to feel it even once in your life. — Damien Lemon

Her rage split her open. — Marissa Meyer

My God, you're hurt," Kyle said.
"I'd appreciate it if you didn't use his name around me right now. He's kicking my ass."
"God?"
"No, but his bitch is."
"How? It's impossible to hurt ghosts."
"Tell that to the smoking crater on my chest. — John Corwin

We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today. — Hans Kung

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the experts consists in calculating what really is advantageous, provided people can be brought to think so. (The proviso is essential, because measures which arouse serious resentment are seldom advantageous, whatever merits they may have otherwise.) The power of the politician, in a democracy, depends upon his adopting the opinions which seem right to the average man. It is useless to urge that politicians ought to be high-minded enough to advocate what enlightened opinion considers good, because if they do they are swept aside for others. — Bertrand Russell

I've come to think that if doing something simple or silly can give a person pleasure, then, by God, do it — Susan Vreeland

I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying. — Tom Petty

I always tape my Christmas show in advance. That way I can spend the season of joy and goodwill with my only sister in Florida. She's kinda a creep but she's got a pool. — Betty White