Quotes of: Encyclopedia Keyword

the revolt against brutality begins with a revolt against the language that hides that brutality.

The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness

, recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry (1903), was a declared atheist and the author of The Evolution of the Worlds and other works on cosmic physics.

The Encyclopedia of Unbelief, 2 Vols

Follow your gut, Storyteller, it will lead to your happy ending.

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia.

James Gleick

Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand by it, whenever I do do a printed encyclopedia I would like all the proceeds to go to charity. Back in 1998 I never d...

J.K. Rowling

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A Rationalist Encyclopedia: a Book of Reference on Religion Philosophy Ethics and Science

Winter is the time for stories, staying fast by the glow of fire. And outside, in the darkness, the stars are brighter than you can possibly imagine.

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

Me, I'm an encyclopedia. I'm not a very smart guy, but I'm an encyclopedia. You can ask me about anything you want. Probably I have the book; probably I have a first edition.

Jose Andres Puerta

when exactly do the abuses that have been tolerated for so long become intolerable? When does the fear evaporate and the rage generate action that produces joy?

The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.

Student's Encyclopedia of American Literary Characters Set

Had they known the difficulties that were to befall them, they might not have been so rash in falling in love. But perhaps there was no way of avoiding it. Fate, karma, the will of the Gods… call it what you like, it was surely meant to happen. Aft...

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

They have a complicated saying that likens snow to love." "It speaks of the beauty and the harshness, of watching a perfect flake land on bare skin and melt away in an instant. Of the soft powder giving way underfoot and the creeping chill of ice in ...

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

Wilson: [reading from an encyclopedia] "P O O K A - Pooka - from old Celtic mythology - a fairy spirit in animal form - always very large. The pooka appears here and there - now and then - to this one and that one - a benign but mischievous creature ...

Harvey

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office.

Mike Myers

Sandra L. West and Aberjhani have compiled an encyclopedia that makes an important contribution to our need to know more about one of modern America’s truly significant artistic and cultural movements. It helps us to acknowledge the complexity of A...

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance

It's a funny habit to write encyclopedia entries. It's not a mass taste.

Sue Gardner

So yes, black mages often can be evil. But black as a color is not inherently evil. Being influenced by black’s philosophies does not necessarily mean that one will commit an evil act. That being the case, we cannot say that black represent...

Magic: The Gathering: Official Encyclopedia: The Complete Card Guide, Volume 2

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

Robert Anton Wilson

There was an omnivorous intellect that won him the family sobriquet of Walking Encyclopedia.

Eric Liu

I once spent a spent a summer selling encyclopedias door to door.

David Liss