Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

Ambrose Bierce

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ControlSocietyFoundationOwnership

Our goal should be to achieve joy.

Ana Castillo

JoyGoalAchieveOurShould

Schools still operate as if all knowledge is contained in books, and as if the salient points in books must be stored in each human brain - to be used when needed. The political and financial powers controlling schools decide what these salient points are.

Sugata Mitra

KnowledgeBrainFinancialPolitical

Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?

Tracey Ullman

FunnyFutureSpaceComputersThink

Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there was something to overcome. They had to overcome their own prejudices, which had been imposed by the culture - their own shame at being Mexican and Italian.

Robert Towne

CultureNowShameOvercomeMexican

I used to have a list of things from my school buddies of what kind of art material they wanted. I'd go up to the West End of London and spend the whole day knocking stuff off.

Ronald Biggs

ArtDaySchoolEndGoKind

When we perform music at TV shows, we always try to do something that's not scripted because anything that's a surprise for the audience and the crew and the other performers, it works better on camera and for the people back home, too.

Lukas Forchhammer

HomeMusicPeopleSurpriseBetter

The first time at Louis Vuitton was Spring 2009 season, and I remember that the colors of the clothes were very dreamy.

Liu Wen

TimeSpringColorsRememberClothes

I don't remember my dreams. I'm one of those weird people. I know there are tricks and things you can do, but I never remember my dreams.

Jayma Mays

DreamsPeopleWeirdRememberYou

The Constitution treats religious belief as uniquely special, uniquely central to the dignity of the human person, and, for that reason, beyond the power of the state to control.

Josh Hawley

PowerControlConstitutionPerson

I have no trouble walking around. But every once in a while, somebody will come, during the course of the day, and say, 'Oh, I recognize you from such-and-such,' and yeah, they'll make a connection. I think for the most part, people don't go, 'Where do I know him from? Does he work at the bank?'

Jonathan Banks

WorkDayPeopleThinkWalkingYou

I will literally read anything, regardless of genre, fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's well written.

Diana Gabaldon

LongWillFictionAnythingWell

This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail.

Connie Sellecca

CareTake CareInspirationEverything

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