To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement. Joseph Addison amusementappearlose Change image and share on social
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. Gore Vidal beardedbirdhour Change image and share on social
To a mind like mine, restless, inquisitive, and observant of everything that was passing, it is easy to suppose that religion was the subject to which it would be directed; and, although this subject principally occupied my thoughts, there was nothing that I saw or heard of to which my attention was not directed. Nat Turner attentiondirecteasy share on social
To a pagan, there is no purpose to suffering. As a result, he lives a life of loneliness and frustration. Mother Angelica frustrationlifelive Change image and share on social
To a person growing up in the power of demography, it was clear that history had to do not with the powerful actions of certain men but with the processes of choice and preference. George W. S. Trow actionchoiceclear Change image and share on social
To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission. Charles Lindbergh individualintuitivelylogic Change image and share on social
To a person sitting quietly at home, Rocky Mountain traveling, like Rocky Mountain scenery, must seem very monotonous; but not so to me, to whom the pure, dry mountain air is the elixir of life. Isabella Bird airelixirhome Change image and share on social
To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea. Henry David Thoreau calleditgossip Change image and share on social
To a physicist, we have the 'I' word, the I-word is 'impossible.' That's dangerous. Michio Kaku dangerousimpossiblephysicist Change image and share on social
To a poet, it's quite ruinous to have a poem distorted, out of shape, or squeezed, shall we say, into this tiny screen. But I'm not sure big digital companies are sensitive to the needs of poets. Billy Collins bigcompanydigital Change image and share on social