Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery French Pilot More Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes 1
On set is where I feel comfortable. The red carpet stuff, talking about the film, explaining your own life, it doesn't come naturally. It's all necessary stuff I suppose but it's not my strength. Naomi Watts English Actress More Naomi Watts Quotes 0
I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. Kevin J. Anderson American Writer More Kevin J. Anderson Quotes 0
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. Ambrose Bierce American Journalist More Ambrose Bierce Quotes 0
Instead of explaining the sober facts of mechanics and electricity, I want to say a few words about the debt which we owe to youth; and with your permission I shall consider you as representing here not only the academic youth of Sweden nor even of Europe but also of America. Felix Bloch Swiss Scientist More Felix Bloch Quotes 0
Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say? J. M. Coetzee South African Author More J. M. Coetzee Quotes 0
I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does. David Bowie English Musician More David Bowie Quotes 0
I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years. Poppy Z. Brite American Author More Poppy Z. Brite Quotes 0
The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders. Leo Burnett American Businessman More Leo Burnett Quotes 0
I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying. Anita Diament More Anita Diament Quotes 0
I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different. Martin Gore English Musician More Martin Gore Quotes 0
I accept extinction as best explaining disjoined species. I see that the same cause must have reduced many species of great range to small, and that it may have reduced large genera to so small, and of families. Asa Gray American Scientist More Asa Gray Quotes 0
I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future. Van Jones American Activist More Van Jones Quotes 0
It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so heavily over the world. Arthur Henderson British Politician More Arthur Henderson Quotes 0
I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions. Anita Hill Celebrity More Anita Hill Quotes 0
As the President reviewed the state of the union and unveiled his second-term agenda, he fell short of adequately explaining how he intends to set America back on the course of fiscal responsibility and secure the fiscal health of the nation. Ron Kind American Politician More Ron Kind Quotes 0
Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do. Donald Knuth American Scientist More Donald Knuth Quotes 0
I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth. Martin Luther German Leader More Martin Luther Quotes 0
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing. H. L. Mencken American Writer More H. L. Mencken Quotes 0
That was clearly surprising, interesting - a very interesting milestone was when you can pick up a magazine and read an article about some sort of computer related thing and they mention the word internet without explaining it. Jon Postel American Scientist More Jon Postel Quotes 0
He spends his life explaining from his pulpit that the glory of Christianity consists in the fact that though it is not true it has been found necessary to invent it. Hector Hugh Munro British Novelist More Hector Hugh Munro Quotes 0
I myself do not believe in explaining anything. Shel Silverstein American Poet More Shel Silverstein Quotes 0
Photography is a major force in explaining man to man. Edward Steichen American Photographer More Edward Steichen Quotes 0
Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man. Edward Steichen American Photographer More Edward Steichen Quotes 0