Nellie Bly

I took upon myself to enact the part of a poor, unfortunate crazy girl, and felt it my duty not to shirk any of the disagreeable results that should follow. Nellie Bly How can a doctor judge a woman’s sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even [...]

Nicolas Boileau

The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass. Nicolas Boileau The dreadful burden of having nothing to do. Nicolas Boileau  

Nicolas Bentley

He followed in his father’s footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic. Nicolas Bentley

Nikolai Berdyaev

There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world. Nikolai Berdyaev Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one. Nikolai Berdyaev

Ned Beatty

I was born just barely south of the Mason Dixon line. Ned Beatty I’m getting grumpier all the time. Ned Beatty I’ve had this problem since I was in my 20s. They don’t call it manic depression anymore. They call it a bipolar disorder, and I’m a Type 2. Ned Beatty It always impresses me [...]

Natalie Clifford Barney

Lovers should also have their days off. Natalie Clifford Barney Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction. Natalie Clifford Barney Novels are longer than life. Natalie Clifford Barney Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. Natalie Clifford Barney The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight. Natalie Clifford Barney Entrepreneurship [...]

Neal Barnard

We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change. Neal Barnard A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do. But you’ll also [...]

Nicholson Baker

Rarely do pens go dry in restaurants. Nicholson Baker Shoes are the first adult machines we are given to master. Nicholson Baker Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you’ve watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you. [...]

Nathan Bailey

Threats without power are like powder without ball. Nathan Bailey

Norman Angell

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon. Norman Angell Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making. Norman Angell God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot [...]

Nicholas M. Butler

Necessity does the work of courage. Nicholas M. Butler Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. Nicholas M. Butler An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. Nicholas M. Butler Many peoples’ tombstones should read ‘Died at 30, burried at 60.’ [...]

Nolan Bushnell

Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference. Nolan Bushnell The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. Nolan Bushnell

Neil Armstrong

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected. Neil Armstrong Yeah, I wasn’t chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn’t planned [...]

Nicole Appleton

It’s really exciting and kind of special, especially having our own band. It’s just completely different. Nicole Appleton Giving birth was easier than having a tattoo. Nicole Appleton I could see us doing solo material in the future. Nicole Appleton Nothing beats having this beautiful child look at me and say mum. I get soppy [...]

Naveen Andrews

Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British. Naveen Andrews I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release. Naveen Andrews Let’s just say I was really bad. Now I [...]

Namie Amuro

My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn’t try to court publicity. Namie Amuro Now, on nights that I can’t sleep, I play video games alone until the morning. Namie Amuro People around me called me an idol, so that’s what I was. Namie Amuro Actually, recording the Suite Chic album was so much [...]

Nelson Algren

Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity. Nelson Algren The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy – yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is [...]

Nell Carter

Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle. Nell Carter I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses. Nell Carter Rich is not [...]

Neko Case

Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves. Neko Case I tried to have more than one emotion on the record. Neko Case You can’t just play the same thing, over and over again. Neko Case All I want to do is sing on other people’s records. Neko Case Country music is completely punk-rock. It’s [...]

Neve Campbell

Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started. Neve Campbell I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn’t inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated. Neve Campbell People either know Alan Rudolph and love every [...]

Nicolas Cage

Hollywood didn’t know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a little bit unusual, different and wild. Nicolas Cage I was always shocked when I went to the doctor’s office and they did my X-ray and didn’t [...]

Naomi Campbell

I work very hard and I’m worth every cent. Naomi Campbell In fact, I don’t read newspapers any longer. Naomi Campbell My features are completely ethnic. Naomi Campbell The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles, but I had on thick tights underneath. Naomi Campbell I’ve been doing my job well for [...]

James Branch Cabell

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn’t a moustache? James Branch Cabell Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell The optimist [...]

Nick Cannon

We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn’t allowed to watch television. I wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio. Nick Cannon I’m so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe. Nick Cannon You have [...]

Nicola Abbagnano

Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic. Nicola Abbagnano

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