Famous Quotes & Sayings

Albert Schweitzer

We need a boundless ethics which will include animals also.

Democritus

The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures

Denis Diderot

The philosopher forms his principles on an infinity of particular observations...He does not confuse truth with plausibility...he takes for truth what is true, for false what is false, for doubtful what is doubtful, and probable what is probable...The philosophical spirit is thus a spirit of observation and accuracy.

Eleanor Roosevelt

it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.

Edward Zwick

However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And it's about telling stories that are engaging and dramatic.

Jonathan Ive

I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation. It's about bringing order to complexity.

Ludwig von Mises

Inflationism, however, is not an isolated phenomenon. It is only one piece in the total framework of politico-economic and socio-philosophical ideas of our time. Just as the sound money policy of gold standard advocates went hand in hand with liberalism, free trade, capitalism and peace, so is inflationism part and parcel of imperialism, militarism, protectionism, statism and socialism.

Aberjhani

There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.

William Shakespeare

There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently

Richard Walker

Let's face it, Southern poverty is overwhelming, and usually that gets kind of papered over for the rest of us because of the charm of places like New Orleans. But it's pretty grim, really, and now we're being reminded of that.

William Wordsworth

Soft is the music that would charm for ever;The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly.

William Wordsworth

Soft is the music that would charm for ever; The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly.

Josh Billings

Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

Max Heindel

Music would lose its charm were not dissonance interspersed at frequent intervals. The closer a composer can come to discord without actually entering it in the score, the more pleasing will be his composition when given life through musical instruments.

Jeff Stuart

Maybe the fourth time will be the charm.

Jordan Levin

On Sundays, CHARMED has stood as an island of success for over a year,

Loretta Young

I have a full, rich respect for fashion. I love its whimsy, its humor, its charm and its rewards. I love its vagaries and its demands. I love what it does for women. But I know, with all my heart, that no woman should follow it blindly.

Sophocles

Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.

Patricia Marx

One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.

William Shakespeare

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief

Jean Bruyere

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity

William Shakespeare

Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes.