Famous Quotes & Sayings

Blaise Pascal

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.

Aristotle

In constructing the plot and working it out with the proper diction, the poet should place the scene, as far as possible, before his eyes. In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies.

Remy de Gourmont

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will, in good time, discover the hidden things you now inquire about.

Raina Telgemeier

Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages.

Brad Pitt

When I first moved to L.A., I discovered Roy London. I didn't know anything about the arts, the profession; I had no technique, I knew nothing, I'm fresh from Missouri. I sat in on a few classes, and they just felt a little guru-ish and just didn't feel right to me. Until I met Roy.

Jessye Norman

I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then you're going to lose a lot of people that you might have discovered were talented, very early.

Chuck D.

You can find fresh pain every time you discover what you pretty much already know.

Pete Carroll

We had hoped to discourage them in the running game.

Barry Long

You are either ready to discover yourself or you are not. Ready means you have been knowingly or unknowingly practicing self-observation.

We wanted to make sure the kids and employees weren't put in harm's way once we discovered the materials were in the ground there.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

I have spent many years working in education and media, from hosting documentaries to being a spokesperson for Discovery Education to revolutionizing youth environmental service through my non-profit, EarthEcho International.

Paul Shaffer

When I discovered that I could tune into American radio stations after dark, this was the hippest thing to me. It sort of saved my life.

While every year the Festival evolves and has a different complexion, the through line is the discovery of fresh, original voices from around the world with quality storytelling that takes risks whether it be in dramatic or documentary films.

We don't solicit donations, and there are other organizations that people can donate to and other discount retailers they can shop at.

None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'.

Al Groh

We haven't pursued this with great urgency. He wasn't in particular discomfort Sunday and he said he was feeling even better Monday.

Zach Johnson

I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.

Robert Butler

Nothing discovered yet has been shown to stop or slow down aging.

William Story

Nothing can be sour and sharpAs a love that has decayed --On the loose strings of the harpOnly discord can be made.

William Story

Nothing can be sour and sharp As a love that has decayed -- On the loose strings of the harp Only discord can be made.

Right now, I would say it's disconnected. It doesn't mean that we don't have our kids out in businesses, but there is a lot of industry in the area, large employers, and there has been a disconnect there.

Tracey Bregman

Right as Michael discovers she's alive, one of the twists kicks in.

Octavio Paz

Walt Whitman is the only great modern poet who does not seem to experience discord when he faces his world. Not even solitude - his monologue is a universal chorus.

Mavis Staples

I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.

Olivia Newton-John

In June 1992, I discovered a lump in my breast. A subsequent mammogram, ultrasound and a needle biopsy proved negative. But my instinct said it still didn't feel right, so I had a lumpectomy. I then got the news that it was cancer.

We'll do everything in our power to discourage people walking back and forth between town.

We are seeing some very heavy loads this month. It's a little early to predict the summer, but we're seeing encouraging signs. The problem the industry has is there's a lot of discount fares, and so we're not making money.

We are ready for trial. We don't even need to go through the discovery process. We don't need their documents. We've got them all.

Karen Russell

I remember writing these terrible poems when I was, like, nine and discovered alliteration.

Alice Walker

Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.

Anne Lamott

...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-discovery, the being face to face with one's secret insanity and brokenness and rage.

Albert Bandura

Gaining insight into one's underlying motives, it seems, is more like a belief conversion than a self-discovery process

Albert Hofmann

It is true that my discovery of LSD was a chance discovery, but it was the outcome of planned experiments and these experiments took place in the framework of systematic pharmaceutical, chemical research. It could better be described as serendipity.