Paul Erdos Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.
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Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.
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I'm obsessed with subtexts. I love that we often don't say what we feel. That gap between the two. I like it when actors reveal a lot without having to say it.
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I'm such a huge 'Arrested Development' fan.
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Is climbing, as a passion and as a sport, better off now than it was in the past? We can do harder climbs now in faster times - techniques are more refined and equipement more sophisticated - but are we really any better off?
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The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy.
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Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work.
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I have learned this: it is not what one does that is wrong, but what one becomes as a consequence of it.
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You many have noticed I have a temper ... but when I calmed down, I realized that this world, blighted and imperfect as it is, would be better with you in it.
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The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.
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I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.
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I see the cure is not worth the pain.
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Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.
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I should be concentrating on writing pages.
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You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.
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If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant state of threat and jeopardy-a fear that these possessions may be lost, stolen, or devalued. If I'm in the presence of someone of greater net worth, fame, or status, I feel inferior. If I'm in the presence of someone of lesser net worth, fame or status, I feel superior. My sense of self-worth constantly fluctu-ates. I don't have any sense of constancy, anchorage, or persistent selfhood. I am constantly trying to protect and insure my assets, properties, securities, position, or reputation.
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It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
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Property is a nuisance.
