The land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
—The Bible
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The universe is an object of thought at least as much as it is a means of satisfying needs.
—Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1962In my dreams I sleep with everybody.
—Anaïs Nin, 1933Spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of birdsong.
—Rachel Carson, 1962It is strange indeed that the more we learn about how to build health, the less healthy Americans become.
—Adelle Davis, 1951One of the animals which a generous and sociable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character; he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.
—Leigh Hunt, 1834There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1898Under all speech that is good for anything, there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as eternity; speech is shallow as time.
—Thomas Carlyle, 1838There is a time to battle against nature, and a time to obey her. True wisdom lies in making the right choice.
—Arthur C. Clarke, 1979Happiness is a warm puppy.
—Charles Schulz, 1971In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in folly.
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1830The past is always tense and the future, perfect.
—Zadie Smith, 2000Shamelessness is the shame of being without shame.
—Mencius, c. 290 BC