George Sarton Quotes
There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
Quotes to Explore
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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For every three scripts that you get through, one will be made, and that doesn't even necessarily mean that they're going to cast you in it.
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I'm probably the wealthiest Indian in America.
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I love doing the dishes... not for the act of cleaning but because I get to put my headphones in, listen to music, and ignore the world for an hour, and it's totally acceptable because I'm cleaning.
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Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause.
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It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.
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When you're young, you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You don't think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.
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But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle with number Three, but I didn't realize he would move in with quite such a bang.
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I first saw the ocean as a kid. We would drive from Arizona in the summer and arrive as the sun was starting to come down over the hill near Laguna in southern California. We would always sing a song, and it was a big joyous family moment when we came over the hill.
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I was never someone that was attached to any party. You know, I've always been an independent person. I'd like to remain like that.
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Football has been my life for as long as I can remember.
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I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself.
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Starting my career as a kid, I was doing what jobs I got.
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You don't go dancing in the day. You don't go golfing in the night.
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Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority.
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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ's followers get from the world.
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Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
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Once the mind has been expanded by a big idea, it will never go back to its original state.
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True engagement – the ability to give ourselves deliberately and unreservedly to a task or a personal interaction – arises from a clear sense of our own desires, goals and intentions. It is when our energies and our perspective are replenished that we can return to our active lives with a renewed sense of pleasure and commitment. In other words, it is only if we periodically disengage, that we can become truly and effectively engaged.
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Wealth is not wisdom's goal, but is often wisdom's reward.
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There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
