There is this idea of history as something you make, as a meaningful narrative with a beginning and an end, the end being a utopia of happiness that ….

Perhaps the habit which distinguishes civilized people from others is that of discussion, exchange of opinion and ideas, the ability to differ withou….

Oh, impossible. Fancy cream puffs so soon after breakfast. The very idea made one shudder. All the same, two minutes later Jose and Laura were lickin….

The ideas of the classics, so far as living, are our commonplaces. It is the modern books that give us the latest and most profound conceptions. It s….

I think the greatest tragedy of mankind is that people have ideas and opinions in their heads but don't have a process for properly examining these i….

I can single handedly dispel any ideas that sexuality is acquired. Trust me, you're born with it. My brother is gay, and we knew when he was two..

My writing comes from ideas that make a sound in my heart..

I'm not talking ideas, or even presentation. It's like in politics: You have to sell something to become an electric player - like your skin or your ….

The preparation for building a series of thrillers based on a single character is kind of like the preparation for becoming a parent: The best part i….

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference..

The days are gone when a country can issue orders to other peoples. Today, mankind needs culture, ideas and logic..

If I've tried to bring anything to federal politics, it's the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart..

Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing. I believe in u….

"Hard" science fiction probes alternative possible futures by means of reasoned extrapolations in much the same way that good historical fiction reco….

This idea of art for art's sake is a hoax..

Do you think it interests me that this painting represents two figures? These two figures existed, they exist no more. The sight of them gave me an i….

The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values..

What does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else? What's wrong with that? On the contrary, it'….

I certainly had no idea how little faith Christians have in their own faith till I saw how ill their courage and temper can stand any attack on it..

Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas th….

The idea of Herman Melville in a writing class is always distressing to me..