George Eliot Quotes

Nice distinctions are troublesome. It is so much easier to say that a thing is black, than to discriminate the particular shade of brown, blue, or green, to which it really belongs. It is so much easier to make up your mind that your neighbour is good for nothing, than to enter into all the circumstances that would oblige you to modify that opinion.

George Eliot

Quotes to Explore

Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land.

Jack Schwartz
- Up
- Same
- Tragedy
I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

Aaron Johnson
- School
- Me
- Wanted
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

Isaac Asimov
- Up
- Night
- Sound
For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like much but it's actually pretty hard to manage. Because I'm not allowed to do a make-up day. I can't do two pages the next day. The punishment for not completing my page is that I have to eat a vegetarian meal the next day.

Dan Chaon
- Up
- Pretty
- Day
Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.

Otis Williams The Temptations
- Up
- Good
- Long
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.

Samuel L. Jackson
- Life
- Black
- Running