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Terrorism works better as a tactic for dictatorships, or for would-be dictators, than for revolutionaries .
"Objective" means that, in a confrontation with the evidence, you would be willing to change your own mind.
I've fallen for one girl too many who's wanted some variation of who I am and only that. It eats you alive.
To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being. - Arya
The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.
I think for gay people to see gay people living honestly about everything they do is really a contribution.
Observing someone without context amplifies the experience. The more we know, the less we are able to feel.
Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us, yes, but they haven't been true to themselves.
When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.
The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States.
You are young and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard bumps.
Life, according to Zen, ought to be lived as a bird flies through the air, or as a fish swims in the water.
When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air.
Service that is given with little or no thought of personal advantage is an ideal to pursue for a lifetime.
I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
Everybody in the Olympics is paid. Lindsay Vonn is going to make a million dollars whether she skis or not.
When you put four Alaskans into a room, you have five marriages, six divorces, and seven political parties.
All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the joy as it flies.
It's true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art.
CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.
I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species.
You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by.
Is it OK not to be a virgin, yes. Most people aren’t virgins, Min. That’s why there’s people to begin with.
I don't think film is the writer's medium, and so I was interested to see what a director would do with it.
So what are you planning to do with the rest of your life? Develop a drinking problem. More Scotch, please.
The North Sea was supposed to run out in the 1980s. Then in the 1990s. And now production is still on-line.
A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.
I strode toward Mr. Coffee with lust in my eyes. We'd had a thing for quite some time now Mr. Coffee and I.
This book is dedicated to Wilbur and Orville Wright, without whom air sickness would still be just a dream.
The Romans spent the next 200 years using their great engineering skill to construct ruins all over Europe.
Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them.
I was reading this James Bond book, and right away I realized that, like most books, it had too many words.
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.
Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.
Feeling lost? Take a dream and convert it into small goals, then start taking the steps to hit those goals.
Allen Ginsburg was wrong about a lot of things, but especially when he said, 'First thought, best thought.'
A fearful man who knows he is fearful is far more trustable than a fearful man who isn’t aware of his fear.
All the great spiritual traditions have placed major emphasis upon meditation as a path to personal growth.
If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed. 1/3rd of the world does not have access to even one.
Going without food or water will kill the body, but the lack of relationship will kill the mind and spirit.
If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.
It would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored.
That's the question, isn't it?" you said one night. "Does death bring freedom, or is it the end of freedom?
I couldn't fault her for believing, because I had to imagine i was nice to have that illusion still intact.
having someone think of me that way was like discovering a new window in the room i'd lived in all my life.
Every time you love someone, you put not just your faith in them, but your faith in everything to the test.
Deep down, you see, I long to be arcane, esoteric. I would love to confound people with their own language.
Loving the ideal more than the reality is the cause of all the misery the human species creates for itself.
Whatever one may say about the perils of workshops, they help writers internalize an awareness of audience.