Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

Ambrose Bierce

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MenBelieveDoubtBecomeWillingness

Fleet Foxes are a really talented band. They make beautiful music.

Jim James

MusicBeautifulBandMakeTalented

Nothing gets my blood pumping like a little Animotion.

John Cena

BloodNothingLittleLikePumping

Considering community support and cost-benefit analysis, I have supported earmarks for projects of high public purpose involving such areas as higher education, alternative energy, transportation, medical research and military infrastructure.

Jeff Fortenberry

EducationCommunityPurposeMedical

We take literature too seriously.

Amitava Kumar

LiteratureSeriouslyTakeToo

The film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,' based the book of the same name, has a line that enlightens and comforts me. The protagonist, who has lost all ability to move except one eye, discusses his role as a father. He notes, 'Even a fraction of a father is still a father.'

Steve Gleason

FatherButterflyMeEyeBookName

No one writes a great book every time out, or even a good book.

Stewart O'Nan

GoodGreatTimeBookOutGood Book

If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.

Tommy Lasorda

LoveGoodChanceYouHeavenMay

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it.

Rob Lowe

PoliticsWomanManPeopleCareYou

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

Rufus Wainwright

FeelGeniusEverythingI Feel

I don't think Silicon Valley understands the power of Wikipedia, how it works, or the opportunities it represents.

Mitch Kapor

PowerOpportunitiesThinkValleyHow

If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you've seen an action movie, and you watched it, and you paid attention to how scenes are constructed and where the camera is and how the camera moves, then you know how to do it.

Jonathan Levine

ActionCameraAttentionYouKnow

There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

Craig Brown

TimeYouProcrastinationWrongLeave

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