It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious.
Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping... →
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high... →
Why we play as children is not because it is our work or because it is how we learn, though both statements are true; we play because we are wired... →
John Thorn
I would kill to be on 'Dexter,' and I would double kill to be on 'True Blood.' I would pay them to let me come be a vampire or a... →
Callie Thorne
A big misconception is that a black hole is made of matter that has just been compacted to a very small size. That's not true. A black hole is... →
Kip Thorne
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself... →
James Thurber
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have.... →
Howard Thurman
Being in the public eye, I have certainly gone through the tabloid situation where they come out with stories that are not true. I don't read or... →
Cheryl Tiegs