Socrates Quotes
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
Socrates
Quotes to Explore
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
Victor Hugo
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
Hansika Motwani
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
Rachel Nichols
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
Sally Phillips
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
Immanuel Kant
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For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
Vikas Swarup
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I don't think there's any difference in my passion than when I was a young coach. I hope somebody in some way realizes I could be an asset, but we'll just wait and see.
Larry Brown
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
Jack Nicklaus
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What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the overthrow of the mightiest empires of ancient times. Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome! The four successive, universal powers of the past. What and where are they?
Orson F. Whitney
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We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.
Ralph Merkle
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I think it's very important to have a public discussion about why we're denying our soldiers the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Ted Cruz
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Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease-spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can. We patch and tinker more than we renew. The novelty soaks in; it stains the ancient mass; but it is also tinged by what absorbs it.
William James
