Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

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• If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them.

  

  Jack Welch
  • People
  • Opportunity
  • Wings

• My interior is very, very dense - Proustian-looking, sort of Henry James. The walls are covered in pictures, and I transformed the big drawing room into a library lined with books.

  

  Hamish Bowles
  • Drawing
  • Library
  • Walls

• A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.

  

  Barbara Cartland
  • Book
  • Kind
  • Where

• Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

  

  Irrfan Khan
  • Week
  • Changing
  • Cinema

• I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Love
  • Movies
  • Stories

• I would like to do a duet with Taylor Hanson, because I have loved Hanson since I was 8.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • Like
  • Loved
  • Because

• India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.

  

  Narendra Modi
  • Democracy
  • India
  • DNA

• Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Time
  • Men
  • Long

• As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.

  

  Natalie Gulbis
  • Life
  • Want
  • Journal

• As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.

  

  Lara Flynn Boyle
  • People
  • Time
  • Nice

• In Denmark, we're making 20 films a year. If I'm showing up in even two of those, people will get tired of me really fast.

  

  Mads Mikkelsen
  • People
  • Up
  • Tired

• For the first time in the history of Bihar, I provided a stable government. Despite being denied funds by the Centre, Bihar survived on its resources. I provided pucca dwellings to half a million Dalit families.

  

  Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Time
  • History
  • Government

• I didn't really make up my mind to be an actor until I did 'The Hitcher' with Rutger Hauer. I was about 17 or 18 when I did that, by which point I'd probably done a dozen or more movies or TV things, but 'The Hitcher' was the experience that made me want to study and commit and learn how to do this for my life.

  

  C. Thomas Howell
  • Life
  • Up
  • Mind

• I love all kinds of music. My dad's from London, so he loves David Bowie, the Stones, The Clash. I grew up with that influence while loving poetry and loving all kinds of current music.

  

  Adam Hicks
  • Music
  • Poetry
  • Influence

• I haven't a clue what's going to happen next, and I can't wait to find out.

  

  Mandy Patinkin
  • Find
  • Happen
  • Wait

• Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Real
  • Truth
  • Knowledge

• In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

  

  Lao Tzu
  • Life
  • Work
  • Thinking

• It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.

  

  Gary Carter
  • Guy
  • Kind
  • Successful

• I can be a bit of a science geek. I tend more towards reading about brain science, neuroscience. I was an English major, so I love discussing possibilities and alternate theories. Aside from the science aspect of it, the philosophical possibilities are so interesting.

  

  William Mapother
  • Interesting
  • Reading
  • Brain

• This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.

  

  Tahar Ben Jelloun
  • Mother
  • Words
  • Universe

• 'It is clear that God is saying, 'I gave man dominion over the earth, but he lost it. Now I desire mature sons and daughters who will in My name exercise dominion over the earth and subdue Satan, the unruly, the rebellious. Take back My world from those who would loot it and abuse it. Rule as I would rule.'' - The Secret Kingdom

  

  Pat Robertson
  • World
  • God
  • Earth

• In a song, you have to have a lyric that gives us new ideas on how to live, a lyric that makes us feel, and a melody that gives you some kind of body response and emotional response.

  

  Jennifer Warnes
  • Live
  • Song
  • Emotional

• As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals in the major sports. Not a single publication gave the American men's hockey team a chance against the world powers.

  

  Don Yaeger
  • World
  • Men
  • American

• Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

  

  Ambrose Bierce
  • Single
  • Universe