There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen. Carter Burwell happyironypeople Change image and share on social
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. Michel de Montaigne entirefamilygovernment Change image and share on social
There is not much of a bureaucratic leap, if history is any guide, between a seemingly benign call for 'continuous situational awareness' and the onset of a covert and illegal campaign of domestic surveillance. Michael Hastings awarenessbenignbureaucratic share on social
There is not much point in establishing an organisation like the independent commission for information retrieval, or the other organisations that we agreed to, if we do not encourage people to participate. Martin McGuinness agreecommissionencourage share on social
There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities. Eric Hobsbawm activityconsequencegroup Change image and share on social
There is not much we can say with absolute confidence about the early church, but we can be fairly sure that the first Christians would not have dreamed of making a likeness of Jesus. Neil MacGregor absolutechristianchurch Change image and share on social
There is not necessarily a good reason why a regulator should have to be involved in product design and marketing for rich and sophisticated investors. We recommend that such investors should be able to sign a piece of paper, which allows them to go ahead and buy unregulated products at their own risk. John Redwood aheadbuydesign share on social
There is not now, nor I suspect will there ever be, a le Carre novel with ninjas in it. Most serious novelists are wary of including ninjas in their writing. That's a shame, because many much-admired works of modern fiction could benefit from a few. Nick Harkaway admirebenefitcarre share on social
There is not often much policy discussion with the Bushes. There isn't much introspection. Several generations of Bush men could pass by in which the great questions of humankind will go undiscussed. Richard Ben Cramer bushdiscussiongeneration Change image and share on social
There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person. Anais Nin bigbookcosmic Change image and share on social