William Osler Quotes
The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.William Osler
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
B. H. Liddell Hart -
The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
Abraham Verghese -
Everything begins with an idea.
Earl Nightingale -
Probably the biggest influence on my career was the late John Hersey, who, while he was at 'The New Yorker,' wrote one of the masterpieces of narrative non-fiction, 'Hiroshima.' Hersey was a teacher of mine at Yale, and a friend. He got me to see the possibility of journalism not just as a business but as an art form.
Hampton Sides -
Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.
Felix Klein -
There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
Edgar Wright
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
Indira Gandhi -
We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
Ted Deutch -
If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future.
Jack Ma -
Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.
Rachel Nichols -
For too long, Japan has been dragging its feet as it ignores the steps the U.S. has made to ensure a safe beef supply and shows a disregard for our prior trade pacts.
Randy Neugebauer -
I see myself as extremely lucky.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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I had no ambition to go to America and be in a TV show. It's not like I've rejected something or decided that I've found something better. Your life just takes you off in strange and different directions.
Damian Lewis -
Excessive hype, bankruptcy, cash burning like autumn leaves - such is the stuff of short-selling.
Gary Weiss -
If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.
Jack Lemmon -
Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.
Quentin Tarantino -
When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted.
Jack Germond
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Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
George Best -
One of the challenges for sub-Saharan Africa is that markets are of modest size. This makes regional integration important.
Robert Zoellick -
All research in the cultural sciences in an age of specialization, once it is oriented towards a given subject matter through particular settings of problems and has established its methodological principles, will consider the analysis of the data as an end in itself.
Max Weber -
The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.
William Osler