Although by 1851 tales of adventure had begun to seem antiquated, they had rendered a large service to the course of literature: they had removed the stigma, for the most part, from the word novel. – Carl Clinton Van Doren
Most writers who leave their country physically have already left it mentally and emotionally. – Ariel Dorfman
For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it’s not what it is for me. – Abigail Washburn
I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I’ve seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties. – Anne Lamott
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns – the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition. – Bob Cousy
Pakistan has to export a lot of uneducated people, many of whom have become infected with the most barbaric reactionary ideas. – Christopher Hitchens
Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too. – Ben Stein
Michelle Pfeiffer in Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ was one of the most inspiring – I saw that and I was like, ‘I want to be her, I want to do that.’ – Anne Hathaway
In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most entertaining and rocking, fell by the wayside because I was concerned with what I was going to say and how I was going to say it. – Bruce Springsteen
Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty has always found satisfaction. – Charles Baudelaire
Laws and constitutions ought to be weighed… to constitute that which is most conducing to the establishment of justice and liberty. – Algernon Sidney
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don’t really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. – Althea Gibson
