Quotes 901 till 920 of 1344.
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The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy - when properly aged.
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
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The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.
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The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation.
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The end of times has always been a fascination. But post 9/11, pretty much everybody will admit to having it on their minds more frequently than when they were a kid.
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The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.
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The fact is that I made a stand a number of times in my career, and I did it because I knew I was right.
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The fatal trait of the times is the divorce between religion and morality.
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The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.
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The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of the Many.
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The floods of nonsense printed in the form of critical opinions seem to me a chief curse of the times, a chief obstacle to true culture.
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The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.
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The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.
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The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late.
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The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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The governor is Virginia's chief executive and represents the commonwealth at all times.
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The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived, and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
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The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when one thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the poppies of oblivion.
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