Walt Whitman Quotes
To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, every inch of space is a miracle, every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same, every cubic foot of the interior swarms with the same; every spear of grass-the frames, limbs, organs, of men and women, and all that concerns them, all these to me are unspeakably perfect miracles.
Quotes to Explore
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
Nawal El Saadawi
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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.
Ida B. Wells
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
Tawakkol Karman
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
J. Philippe Rushton
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
Marat Safin
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
Oliver Cromwell
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There is so much life underneath the water that we don't know about.
Cameron Bright
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Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study.
Karin Slaughter
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I'm not an ardent feminist - well, maybe I am an ardent feminist. I just roll my eyes at the way women are constantly used and how sensitive men are about photographs of themselves.
Sally Mann
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I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.
Paloma Elsesser
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
Yani Tseng
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I have done all the work myself, not assistants. That's why I'm in a wheelchair: I've been doing it physically - it's hard labour - throughout my life.
Yayoi Kusama
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Time has shown that Paradise is not cheap, and neither is Hell unnecessary.
Said Nursi
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I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.
Natalie Massenet
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If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
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Television is a thing that people get very familiar with. They want to hear your voice in their head.
Damon Wayans, Jr.
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I'm looking for a world where love will no longer be extraordinary.
Patch Adams
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Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Who wants to go beyond the Bojador Must go beyond pain.
Fernando Pessoa
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Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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When we recorded our first album sixteen track machines were the thing.
John Deacon Queen
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I think the theater is where you stand up, and you say, 'Here is what I have to offer.'
Ann Dowd
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In early times, it was easier to control a million people than to kill a million. Today, it is infinitely easier to to kill a million people than to control a million.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, every inch of space is a miracle, every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same, every cubic foot of the interior swarms with the same; every spear of grass-the frames, limbs, organs, of men and women, and all that concerns them, all these to me are unspeakably perfect miracles.
Walt Whitman