E. P. Thompson Quotes

There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God.

Sister Simplicitie! Sing, sing a song to me,-- Sing me to sleep! Some legend low and long, Slow as the summer song Of the dull Deep.

It often requires more strength and judgment to resist than to embrace an opportunity. It is better to do nothing than to do other than well.

I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

Motivate the mind and set your body free!

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

When I was younger I wanted to be a big movie star who'd get to be funny on talk shows and then I wanted to retire and write science fiction.

No place is ever as bad as they tell you it's going to be.

My cancer continues to make for all kind of hilarity.

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.

I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side.

My whole professional life has been dedicated to improving access, affordability, quality and choice of health care.

I keep saying that I had everything, but all I had was endless tomorrows.

My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.

Reality is based on perception

Blocking and countering like they do in the films doesn't work, so don't bother trying.

Think pink. A better way of life.

The freedom of personal expression, ideas and imagination, working in collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds - is what's needed to spawn creativity.

He had that rare weird electricity about him - that extremely wild and heavy presence that you only see in a person who has abandoned all hope of ever behaving normally.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

My goal is to get on the national team. People joke that we'll be able to go to Beijing in 2008, but it's just jokes right now. Hopefully I'll be able to make it a reality.

When Spring is old, and dewy windsBlow from the south, with odors sweet,I see my love, in shadowy groves,Speed down dark aisles on shining feet.

Reading just had a great five-man move that involved everyone.

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

It's impressive when you're such a mysterious fictional character that even avid enthusiasts are debating your existence within the mythos.

Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.

You don't have to apologize for being feminine in a male space.

I don't have to alter the way I look - I can still wear a short, tight dress, but if what I'm saying is correct, then hopefully you garner respect.

Fear is just another word for ignorance.

The first paragraph. The last paragraph. That's where the story is going and how it's going to end. Or else you'll go off in a hundred different directions.

Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.

Well Web services are nothing more than a way for users to interact with applications.

'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I dont even know why - suddenly straight.

It's a small town; everybody eats in the same cafe; everybody gets their hair cut in the same barber shop. That kind of community building, I think, begins to bridge those gaps.

Fishing from a boat seems like dilettante bullshit - like hunting wild boar with a can of spray paint from the safety of a pick-up truck

I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right.

It's such a cold night and it's the only time I've actively been grateful for menopause. I've been entirely comfortable.

Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.

If you have half a story and you don't know the rest, you use what you have to pry the rest out of someone.

There is probably some long-standing "rule" among writers, journalists, and other word-mongers that says: "When you start stealing from your own work you're in bad trouble." And it may be true.

Marianne Dashwood looks at gray skies and sees blue. That's all very well, and it's not something you ever want entirely to lose. But you must lose a little of it; otherwise you're going to get wet.

I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enable you to live.

We all need somewhere where we feel safe

I've been studying drugs for years.

Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise.

As hideous and dumb as it sounds, I wouldn't be at all surprised by an invasion of Iraq on September II. I'll take a long shot bet on that.