We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. – John Updike
Some stories or passages are more difficult and demand more fussing with than others, but, in general, I’m a two-draft writer rather than a six-draft writer, or whatever. – John Updike
The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. – John Dryden
Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. – John Wooden
The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. – Jose Saramago
Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom. – Horst Koehler
Genre might certainly increase some of your narrative freedoms, but it also diminishes others. That’s the nature of genre. – Junot Diaz
The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions. – John Hancock
I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash. – Iris Dement
Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin
In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of causes and the source of an infinite series of effects. – Jorge Luis Borges
It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the others to stop believing him. – Jean Baudrillard
To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. – Jane Austen
I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus. – Jessie J
Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us. – Christy Turlington
He that wounds himself, even though he has not the right, is not culpable; but if others have wounded him, they are culpable. – Akiva ben Joseph
I have worked out with the Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, Spurs, and a few others before the draft. I have worked out primarily against shorter and supposedly faster players in these workouts. – Jeremy Lin
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. – Alexander the Great
I’m so glad I’m not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane. I’m a lot calmer now. I don’t cause destruction for myself and others everywhere I go. – Christina Ricci
Vice President Joe Biden believes that illegal immigrants are citizens. Obama believes that some Americans who join Islamist groups are citizens, while others are not. Who is an American? Whomever the executive branch deems an American. Who isn’t? It depends on whether Obama ate his Wheaties or not. – Ben Shapiro