William Irwin Thompson Quotes
The conscious purpose of science is control of Nature; its unconscious effect is disruption and chaos.William Irwin Thompson
Quotes to Explore
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
Eartha Kitt -
I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
Dan Fogler -
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
Xun Kuang -
Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
Dan Fogelberg -
I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
Dan Gilbert -
Lauren Goode and I have agreed that the next version of the Mac software - all of them are named after places in California - should be named either Bridgeport or Warwick.
Walt Mossberg
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Putting a tax on carbon could be an effective approach for curbing global warming pollution.
Frances Beinecke -
I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink or swim. Living here in Studio City, Ventura Blvd. is the Mecca of sushi restaurants. What you thought was so exotic is just run of the mill.
Parvesh Cheena -
She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.
Fay Wray -
I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
Rachel Perry -
All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
Manal al-Sharif -
Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
Saint Augustine
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I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
Nathan Myhrvold -
Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21.
Fidel Castro -
My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts.
Sally Yates -
The emotions have been seen as the center of woman's soul. For that reason, emotional formation will have to be centrally placed in woman's formation.
Edith Stein -
Exercise is roughly equivalent to an oil lube and a filter for a car. You don't have to do it, but when you do, it makes the car run a lot better.
S. Jay Olshansky -
It's always nice when someone comes up to you and tells you they enjoy the show. At least they're not coming up and saying how much they hate it.
Sam Heughan
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As he rounded the corner, he saw two dozen men, naked to the waist, digging a hole thirty yards square at the side of the path. For a moment he was baffled. It seemed to have no agricultural purpose; there was no more planting or ploughing to be done. Then he realized what it was. They were digging a mass grave. He thought of shouting an order to about turn or at least to avert their eyes, but they were almost on it, and some of them had already seen their burial place. The songs died on their lips and the air was reclaimed by the birds.
Sebastian Faulks -
I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
Oscar Isaac -
'Cars' is simply near and dear to my heart.
John Lasseter -
It was just something - I didn't agree with what the flag was representing at this time, and you know, if you look at the original picture where people addressed it, I was trying to sit behind the coolers and out of the way, 'cause I didn't want to interrupt anybody else's right to stand and hold attention to the flag.
Colin Kaepernick -
My wife she's fat. Why, if she lost a few pounds, she'd be perfectly round.
Jack Roy -
The conscious purpose of science is control of Nature; its unconscious effect is disruption and chaos.
William Irwin Thompson