John B. S. Haldane Quotes

My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

John B. S. Haldane

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• Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.

  

  Pat Barker
  • World
  • War
  • First

• And our dreams are who we are.

  

  Barbara Sher
  • Dreams
  • Our
  • Our Dreams

• I'm not afraid to die - it's just that I had so much left to do in this world.

  

  Vince Lombardi
  • World
  • Die
  • Afraid

• Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.

  

  Vera Rubin
  • Science
  • Best
  • Force

• Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.

  

  Zach Johnson The Fray
  • Time
  • Food
  • Stop

• It's a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future.

  

  Hannah Kearney
  • Future
  • Day
  • Balance

• I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.

  

  Ziggy Marley
  • People
  • American
  • Think

• For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.

  

  Laura Harring
  • Up
  • Me
  • Value

• It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.

  

  Daniel Craig
  • Nice
  • Mean
  • Sex

• In Denmark, we're making 20 films a year. If I'm showing up in even two of those, people will get tired of me really fast.

  

  Mads Mikkelsen
  • People
  • Up
  • Tired

• The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.

  

  Irwin Shaw
  • You
  • Best
  • Story

• New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.

  

  Action Bronson
  • People
  • Live
  • Like

• My wife attends a Presbyterian church.

  

  Pat Robertson
  • Wife
  • Church
  • Presbyterian

• Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.

  

  Vicki Delany
  • Human
  • Said
  • Pressure

• As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.

  

  Vanessa Bayer
  • Child
  • Young
  • Illness

• When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
  • Father
  • Words
  • Advice

• You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.

  

  Harold Prince
  • You
  • Couple
  • Years

• I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

  

  Bas Rutten
  • Help
  • Thought
  • Movies

• We want to be sure that both NATO's territory and NATO soldiers are well protected. We need to make sure that there is the air defense and the air support for these forces in case that is necessary.

  

  Kersti Kaljulaid
  • Support
  • Air

• I'm not interested in, you know, turning the clock back or pointing fingers, but I am interested in trying to figure out how we come together to chart a better way forward and one that will restore confidence in, you know, small and medium-size businesses and consumers and begin to chip away at the unemployment rate.

  

  Hillary Clinton
  • Consumers
  • Businesses
  • Unemployment rate

• God has stated in clear and concise language how He created the universe and we ought not to doubt His Word.

  

  Walter Lang
  • God
  • Universe
  • Language

• Like a Chinese box, the world of the novel contained smaller worlds, and inside those were yet smaller worlds. Together, these worlds made up a single universe, and the universe waited there in the book to be discovered by the reader.

  

  Haruki Murakami
  • Universe
  • Chinese
  • Novel

• I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace.

  

  Gerry Beckley America
  • Song
  • Friend
  • Dear

• My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

  

  John B. S. Haldane
  • Universe