Thomas Hobbes Quotes
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.Thomas Hobbes
Quotes to Explore
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
Felix Frankfurter -
Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
Dan Bartlett -
It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.
Sam Harris -
Prison makes an interesting context for so many different characters to come together. You get to see what lines get drawn between people.
Yael Stone -
In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing.
Yakov Smirnoff -
I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.
Zach Galifianakis
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It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.
Calvin Klein -
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
N. T. Wright -
I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
Randy Newman -
I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
Abbey Clancy -
In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
Olivia Colman -
At the school I attended, the clergyman who ran the cathedral school in Shanghai would give lines to the boys as a punishment. They expected you to copy out, say, 20 or 30 pages from one of the school texts. But I found that rather than laboriously copying out something from a novel by Charles Dickens, it was easier if I made it up myself.
J. G. Ballard
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It's kind of selfish to say that you're only going to fight for a victory that you will live to see.
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change.
Gary Hamel -
I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
Kara Swisher -
Your subconscious's goal is to recreate unresolved childhood issues and then hopefully mend them.
Karen Salmansohn -
Keep an eye on what your kids are seeing online. Parents need to stay involved in what their children are being exposed to. It's so important.
Danica McKellar -
Kaepernick's protest has been very successful. I really appreciate the fact that he's been giving away money to organisations; he pledged to give away a million dollars, and he's been doing it.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way if someone else records it.
Barry Gibb Bee Gees -
I only write in blue ink.
Kat Graham -
We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
Ian Anthony Dale -
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.
Thomas Hobbes