The man is happiest
The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life. Euripides
Breathtaking
The circus arrives without
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. Erin Morgenstern
With breathtaking rapidity, we
With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the spirit. The affluent society, with relentless single-minded energy, is turning our cities, most of suburbia and most of our roadways into the most affluent slum on earth. Eric Sevareid
[The designated or chosen
[The designated or chosen leader tries to] articulate and justify the resentment dammed up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles the vision of a breathtaking future so as to justify the sacrifice of a transitory present. He stages the world of make-believe so indispensable for the realization of self-sacrifice and united action. Eric … Read more
A scientist with a
A scientist with a poet’s command of language, Cristina Eisenberg writes with precision and passion . . . takes her reader on a breathtaking, sometimes heartbreaking tour of the planet from the Gulf of Maine to the Amazonian rain forests, the tropical coral reefs to old growth forests of the Northwest as well as rivers, … Read more
Design isn\\’t crafting a
Design isn’t crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It’s figuring out if there’s a way to get rid of the button altogether. Edward Tufte
Nobody brings ancient history
Nobody brings ancient history and archaeology to life like Adrienne Mayor. From the Russian steppes to China, and from Roman Egypt and Arabia to the Etruscans, she leads the reader on a breathtaking quest for the real ancient warrior women reflected in myths–their daring, archery, tattoos, fine horses, and independence from male control. The book’s … Read more
Sometimes you won\’t feel
Sometimes you won’t feel pleasant during a meditation session; it seems like an uphill run. But when you get to the top, the view is rather breathtaking. Frederick Lenz
I thought Marilyn Monroe
I thought Marilyn Monroe was the most beautiful woman in the world and Elizabeth Taylor breathtaking. But when I see myself on the screen I say: ‘Oh shoot! What are they talking about?’ Farrah Fawcett
An institution that…would permit
An institution that…would permit Iraq, a terrorist state that refuses to disarm, to become soon the chair of the United Nations Commission on Disarmament, and which recently elected Libya – a terrorist state – to chair the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of all things, seems not to be even struggling to regain credibility. … Read more