John Tyndall Quotes
The enunciation of a thought in advance of the moment provokes dissent or evokes approval, and thus promotes action. The thought may be unwise; but it is only by discussion, checked by experience, that its value can be determined.John Tyndall
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
Ed Helms -
You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.
Maj Sjowall -
When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.
Abby Wambach -
We've made some good beginnings with the New START Treaty, but a lot more can be done.
Valerie Plame -
I don't think anything I've written has been done in under six or eight drafts. Usually it takes me a few years to write a book. 'World's Fair' was an exception. It seemed to be a particularly fluent book as it came. I did it in seven months. I think what happened in that case is that God gave me a bonus book.
E. L. Doctorow -
It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
Forest Whitaker
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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
No one knows the cost of a defective product – don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
W. Edwards Deming -
War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
Aaron Johnson -
We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.
Jackie Speier -
I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
Taylor Swift
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I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
Manuel Puig -
Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
Talulah Riley -
I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
Jack Ma -
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
Ovid -
The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.
OMI
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There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
William James -
You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.
Ice Cube -
It was an outdoor Shakespeare theater that I grew up at. That feels like home, and the place I'm always trying to figure out how to get to.
Hamish Linklater -
Thompson is a typical American: wide feet, good jab; he'll try to have a fight.
Liam Smith -
The enunciation of a thought in advance of the moment provokes dissent or evokes approval, and thus promotes action. The thought may be unwise; but it is only by discussion, checked by experience, that its value can be determined.
John Tyndall