List of Topics starting with [D]

The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of ...

A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions.

I knew I wasn't the picture of health, but I didn't think I was headed for the last roundup.

I don't like fruit but I'm vegetarian, so eat a lot of veggies.

The truth is that in my present life I don't remember that I ever was president

They represented what people called the "international community." And like all uses of the word "community," you were never quite sure what or who it ...

The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional.

Anyone who knows me knows my mom, Dorcina, has to sign off on any decision and that she will play a major part in any ...

It's what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create ...

It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.

Because God knows, searches and clearly understands the minds, hearts, thoughts, and nature of all, his supreme kindness and clemency do not permit anyone at ...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have ...

I was really nervous, because I was certain it was going to be bigger than anything I'd ever done before [Skyfall]. But I was relieved ...

A German singer! I should as soon expect to get pleasure from the neighing of my horse.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least ...

I swear to you on any kind of sacred whateverthefuck you favor: if I live through this I will absolutely start taking your advice." "That'll ...

Democratic elections usually work only within populations that have some prior common bond, such as shared religious beliefs or national myths. They are a method ...

If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy. If you're trying to have a normal conversation, you've got to ...

Men don't respond to words. They respond to no contact.

Oh, darling, let your body in, let it tie you in, in comfort.

I don't like disappointing people. Some would say that this is "codependent behavior", which I have discovered is a term that explains how most everyone ...

If the soup had been as warm as the wine; if the wine had been as old as the turkey; and if the turkey had ...

I dont want to hear the words "NOT POSSIBLE" they dont exist in my world - Rayvon L Browne

When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

Accuracy first," I used to tell the writers. "We must never lie by accident, or through slovenliness, only deliberately!

Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe in detail the various forms which attention or conation assumes ...

Broadening and deepening the relationship with our users and advertisers have always been our strategic priority.

Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get art there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other ...

I don't care about Hollywood films. I'm not against Hollywood films, you know? Hollywood films were very good before, in the 1950s.

Once we played for the Princess of Monaco in Paris. We were the biggest ducks ever, wearing rented tuxedos. We trashed the party, took a ...

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

I find it easy to forgive the man who invented a devilish instrument like dynamite, but how can one ever forgive the diabolical mind that ...

I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

Trying to support you with their gaze as if a gaze could ever support anyone!

We can hear your voiceWe can hear it through the songs of praiseWe can hear it through the birdsWe can hear it through the windWe ...

Look at me, Kate."She raised her eyes to his."What do you see?"She thought for a moment. "You've got a spot."Charlie gave a snort of laughter. ...

I keep trying to define 'poetry,' but it's so difficult.

No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour ...

Don't start your day until you have it finished on paper first.

The great fish eat the small.

If you ask what's been my secret of success, most might say it's my God-given athletic ability to throw a football. While talent is important, ...

Hazard has conditioned us to live in hazard. All our pleasures are dependant upon it. Even though I arrange for a pleasure; and look forward ...

Curb your fretting, tadpole, or the frog of your future will fail to croak.'-Thaddeus

Women must destroy in themselves, the desire to be loved-

One damn sure thing! - he wasn't going to let them be rough with that Smith lad. He was a nuisance, granted, but he was ...

But I think I know so well the pain we children clutch to our chests, how it lasts our whole lifetime, with longings so large ...

I always enjoyed the hearty society of a snowstorm.

If you want to be successful in any area of life, you have to work on developing your soul.

These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

The problem is that with blogging, the model is publish first, maybe fact-check later. In newspapers, the model is you fact check first and then ...

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.

I much prefer touring to anything else. Studio work is great, and can be hugely satisfying, but live work has the excitement and the lifestyle ...

One very important thing I learned from Monk was his complete dedication to music. That was his reason for being alive. Nothing else mattered except ...

Healing is bringing mercy and Awareness into that which we have held in judgment and fear.

It seems that the appetite for pictures showing bodies in pain is as keen, almost, as the desire for ones that show bodies naked. For ...

Bigger spreads mean bigger gaps between what buyers pay and sellers receive. For example, a spread of 10 cents a share means that the buyer ...

No one can be cured of being who they are.

This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, God in the ...

When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed.

Because I want to be treated as equals, not sequels.

Obey thy parents, keep thy word justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array. * * ...

It used to be fashionable for authors to have their pictures taken with dogs, but the dogs always looked like models hired from an advertising ...

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.

I don't worship the Bible, I worship the God who gave the Bible.

We are not limited by money, but rather by the poverty of our own dreams.

To suppose that safety-first consists in having a small gamble in a large number of different companies where I have no information to reach a ...

If I sleep in and don't run, I'll feel a little bit off because I didn't do what I was supposed to do. But I'm ...

Duty exists and it's real. It means sharing any gift or talent that you have with people who need it. It means not being afraid ...

Free will has carried many souls to hell, but never a soul to heaven yet.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

There is no history; only biography.

I would go from one city to the next, inspired by the monks in the Middle Ages, who would carry knowledge from one monastery to ...

A scientist is only a human being, a particle in the whole universe. How can the observations and logic of a particle measure the life ...

Over to the Asia Society, and now she's out doing a bit of Christmas shopping. She says you, ah, you're meeting her later tonight?

You are wonderfully and powerfully made. In other words: it is no accident you are good at certain things!

When the war was over and the guys were back to shaving every day, the editor thought the Beetle Bailey strips were hurting their disciplinary ...

Perception of one's life journey does not, always or necessarily, have to be judged as good or bad. It certainly demands that one take responsibility ...

La poe sie veutquelque chose d'e norme, debarbare et de sauvage. Poetry needs something on the scale of the grand, the barbarous, the savage.

But every night I end up fighting my despair the second I lay my head on my pillow. It is then I miss her the ...

We must kill the guard before we can enter the palace.

The gospel beckons our sin-sick souls to simple trust in Christ, the only One who is truly radical enough.

The full-blown rose, mid dewy sweets Most perfect dies.

In Isleta the rainbow was a crack in the universe. We saw the barest of all life that is possible. Bright horses rolled over and ...

Friendship is peace ... I shall not speak ill of you or try to ruin you; you will not speak ill of me or try ...

I tried sex once with a woman and it was Gala. It was overated. I tried sex once with a man and that man was ...

I have a terrible habit of shopping after I go to the gym or hitting eBay.

My soul.My spirit.My strength.

He wore the same shorts and t-shirts to work for days on end. He refused to wear shoes with laces. He refused to wear watches ...

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

Richard Nixon was an evil man - evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the Devil can understand ...

She'd spent seven long years without so much as a hug, and she was starved for physical affection. She had known what it was like ...

Some people can never understand that you have to wait, even for the best of things, until the right time comes.

In the wind that may travelas far as you have gone, I send this message: Out here,in a place you will not forget, a simple ...

When you become a good cook, you become a good craftsman, first. You repeat and repeat and repeat until your hands know how to move ...

I'm not the kind of guy who sits around at home and writes songs. Once in a while I'll pick up a guitar and noodle ...

So, too, faith comes only through the word of God, the Gospel, that preaches Christ: how he is both Son of God and man, how ...

I'm not looking for the perfect person. I'm looking for the perfect match.

Often when we get to know someone whose words and deeds were off-putting, once we get a better sense of how that person is understanding ...

It can be tough to find areas where Left and Right can agree. Consider the well-being of children: Americans often disagree about how to raise ...