A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument

The stranglehold of the departed was much resented by the new generation of aspiring authors. Which is why it is who did make the breakthrough were so admired.

It is often the parishioners, the men and women in the pews, who set the tone.

Because there was no pre-existing patrician elite, those successful in the new book industry could write very swiftly to the top of the social hierarchy.

Print, it transpired, was not just an instrument of agitation and change: now it was equally necessary to win the peace.

His plain, undecorated, and utilitarian work reeked week of provincialism.

In an age that valued prolonged and detailed exposition, complexity, and repetition it was astonishing that Luther should have instinctively discerned the value of brevity.

We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.

Psychologically our thought-apart from its expression in words-is only a shapeless and indistinct mass.

Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.

I don't know if I should say this, but I feel more like a singer than an artist.

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.

I can't go around believing in a God that believes suffering is good for me.

Responsibility can never be given. It can only be taken.

A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it.

High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift.