Ific Quotes & Sayings

Forgive my asking you to use your mind. It is a thing which no novelist should expect of his reader ... — Owen Wister

The lack of definitive answers to questions discussed in this book also
reflects the fact that science is an ongoing process in wh ich the most important sign of progress is often that results of an experiment or observational study lead to a new set of questions. This is part of what makes science exciting and rewarding for scient ists, but it entails an important dilemma: how do we make the best pract ical and even ethical decisions based on incomplete scient ific knowledge? — Stephen H. Jenkins

It really bugs me the way people criticise how actors look. We're not models. Models exist. — Natalie Dormer

I have no idea why hitting people when their backs are turned has such a bad reputation. I've always found it most effective." — Cassandra Gannon

A lot of guys get slammed pretty hard. I do think there's a tendency with women performers to just sort of write them off. The "Flavor of the Month" kind of thing. Or as a novelty, because I do think women in bands are still considered a novelty, or a little confection. — Nina Gordon

Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American — Tench Coxe

He was always seeking for a meaning in life, and here it seemed to him that a meaning was offered; but it was obscure and vague ... He saw what looked like the truth as by flashes of lightening on a dark, stormy night you might see a mountain range. He seemed to see that a man need not leave his life to chance, but that his will was powerful; he seemed to see that self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion; he seemed to see that the inward life might be as manifold, as varied, as rich with experience, as the life of one who conquered realms and explored unknown lands. — W. Somerset Maugham

Love is either a curse or a blessing, depending on how the other person feels. So I guess I'm asking. Which is it? — Jay Bell

I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference. — Tracy McGrady

I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to learn to DJ house music in my own fashion. — Grandmaster Flash

At ten minutes before eleven, Lanie slipped into her usual pew at Christ Episcopal Church. At least she hoped it was her pew. People could get pretty persnickety if you took their seat, and she usually came to early service. — Alicia Hunter Pace

Sexuality is pushed back more and more and people try to replace what they've lost with other forms of excitement. — Volkmar Sigusch

Love is sensual and celestial. — Lailah Gifty Akita