“ But the characteristic that is truly special about our species...[is] our ability to model our world and understand both it and where we fit into its overall scheme.... Arthur C. Clarke
“ But believe it or not, I really do like to read. I don't think anyone can ever pull the wool over your eyes if you stay prayed up and read. Frederick Douglass said that no man can be a slave if he has… Brandi L. Bates
“ As she had stated earlier, he wasn't an animal. Well, he was, but there was a side of him that was more than instinct as well. There was the strategist, and soon, there would be the seducer.No battle… Lora Leigh
“ A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be… Leo Tolstoy
“ Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. Georgia O'Keeffe
“ I have frequently thought to myself, 'If I can teach my daughter one thing, it will be the love of self unconditionally.' Unconditional love and peace are obtainable, but they are only obtainable if I… Asa Don Brown
“ The characters so many Bollywood actresses portray are ultimately flat, uncomplicated, two-dimensional stock characters that typically range between the girl-next-door and the diva. They may be flawed… Sharanya Haridas
“ She poured us some more Scotch. It didn't seem to affect her any more than water affects Boulder Dam. Raymond Chandler
“ The brain is more than an assemblage of autonomous modules, each crucial for a specific mental function. Every one of these functionally specialized areas must interact with dozens or hundreds of othe… Oliver Sacks
“ The young man, who does not know the future, sees life as a kind of epic adventure, an Odyssey through strange seas and unknown islands, where he will test and prove his powers, and thereby discover h… John Williams
“ The Judgement is not a question, it's a sure answer, as to a clump of dough, that will yeast and rise, or go in the oven and burn to crust. Anthony Liccione