Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

Ambrose Bierce

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SoulGeniusKnowUnknownWithout

I don't want to sacrifice my life, as I feel that I'm still very selfish and still want to pursue my dreams.

Joanna Krupa

LifeDreamsSacrificeSelfishFeel

With each passing decade, history becomes less real for us, less immediate and essential to our way of life, and so, like 'green' nature, more of a commodity or an advertising gimmick.

John Burnside

LifeNatureHistoryGreenWayMore

I love leather vests and jackets, black leggings, black lips.

Jeffree Star

LoveBlackLipsLeatherJackets

Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of your day-to-day existence, reminding you, chastising you, calling to you. Plus, book collecting is, hands down, the greatest pastime in the world.

Michael Dirda

LifeGoodWorldBookHandsYou

I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.

Alton Brown

GoodIdeaDirectingCommercialsHad

There was no giving up. Trying and trying. That's what I'm all about.

Sonita Alizadeh

GivingTryingGiving UpUpAbout

I didn't want to be an electrical engineer. But I did want to go to college. And they said they'd help me pay for it if I'd major in electrical engineering.

Mary Lou Jepsen

CollegeMeEngineeringHelpGoSaid

I like to use the analogy of going to the gym. If you go to the gym and your goal is, 'I want to look just like David Beckham,' then that drives you to do certain things. You may never look like Beckham, but it is a goal. Cities need the same thing. They need a vision and a plan for their ideal physique.

Mitchell Joachim

VisionPlanYouGymLookGoal

I don't have a normal life.

Miley Cyrus

LifeNormalNormal Life

There's no way to know exactly what someone's dealing with, no matter how open you are. You're just never going to know everything.

Jay Asher

SomeoneYouKnowWayMatterNever

I don't blame folks for not wanting to put me in their movies or whatever. I understand if their audiences had an association with me.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

MeBlameMoviesUnderstandWhatever

I've always felt like an alien trapped in a human form. We all do at some time or other; for me it's a permanent state, and I'm still unsure if Earth is a penance or a reward.

Douglas Coupland

TimeMeRewardAlienEarthTrapped

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