David Levinthal Quotes
Toys are intriguing, and I want to see what I can do with them. On a deeper level, they represent one way that society socializes its young
Quotes to Explore
-
I record it here today to establish my early predisposition to editorial work - to be both pontifical and wrong.
-
I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
-
Muslims are ordinary members of the working public, just like you.
-
I couldn't wait to borrow his 'magic pencil' and try my own hand at drawing these comic-strip characters, ... It was a major discovery, and I was floating on air with excitement.
-
Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.
-
Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
-
Elections are the only way civilized countries can express themselves.
-
The sum total of all possible knowledge of God is not possible for a human being, not even through a true revelation. But it is one of the worthiest inquiries to see how far our reason can go in the knowledge of God.
-
They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps.
-
The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.
-
The vow that binds too strictly snaps itself.
-
When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to prioritize is paralyzed by the sheer volume of requests, demands, opportunities, and information.
-
Reforms are slow, but they never go backward.
-
Inflation is like toothpaste. Once it's out, you can hardly get it back in again.
-
E.U.-U.S. ties are deeper than any change in politics.
-
If scientists can't communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We're not going to have the future that we could have.
-
I may not be Meryl Streep, but I am not untalented.
-
When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fine place the library was, the many rooms, the books. With luck, no one found you. How could they!--when you were off to Tanganyika in '98, Cairo in 1812, Florence in 1492!?
