Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Gore

Judge Roberts is a brilliant lawyer, a brilliant judge. He is a very careful judge, a thoughtful judge. I would agree with what the President said earlier. He is a decent man. I think everybody who knows him likes him.

Louis MacNeice

I do not envy any animal, though I envy many of their capacities.

Bram Stoker

How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men--even if there are monsters in it.

Bob Ehrlich

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

Bono

We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

Barry Hannah

I found out about reviews early on. They're mostly written by sad men on bad afternoons. That's probably why I'm less angry than some writers, who are so narcissistic they consider every line of every review, even a thoughtful one, as major treason.

Arjun Rampal

I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the amount on the pay cheque, I look for a level of respectability as an actor.

Elie Wiesel

God made (human beings) because he loves stories.

Elie Wiesel

One can do without solutions. Only the questions matter. We may share them or turn away from them.

Edgar Allan Poe

It is with literature as with law or empire - an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.

Edgar Allan Poe

Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man.

Edgar Allan Poe

A poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul.

Edgar Allan Poe

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

Edgar Allan Poe

To observe attentively is to remember distinctly.

David J. C. MacKay

We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion.

John Dryden

And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm

David Mitchell

There's been very little writing about speech impediments, even though it's this huge psychological barrier.

Hindi is my mother tongue. Even though I do not get to use it as often, it's still a part of me.

Even though they are competitors, we really wanted to do the right thing by the users and give them other choices.

Even though we've slipped a little bit, we understand that at the end of the year is when it truly matters.

Even though we're the underdog, we're here to win.

Justin Morneau

Even though he's not Canadian, we'll take him.

John Parsons

Even though he never said anything; you could just tell,

Dennis Lee

Even though he got in trouble, nothing he did was violent.

Even though it was 40 years ago, it is still a part of our lives,

We all have a lot of thoughts about it. We'll keep it to ourselves. We'll wait until we play Phoenix.

You have welcomed me home, even though I'm here as a refugee,

Doris Lessing

The youth do not see the old. They are not programmed to see the old, who are cancelled, negated, wiped out.

E. M. Forster

Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement.

Douglas Conant

If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help you.

Duke Ellington

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

Doris Day

Older, younger, anyone can help. We've learned that our legislators listen, and people with passionate and thoughtful concerns make a difference every day. We've had constituents initiate legislation, lobby for it, organize meetings and events, and, of course, call, mail, e-mail and visit legislators to express their views. It's really great to see how much difference that individuals can make.

Angelina Jolie

I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers. I had the privilege recently to work with Ethiopian filmmaker Zeresenay Mehari and his wife on the film Difret. They are that unique balance of very thoughtful conscious filmmakers who are also brilliant, original artists.