George Sarton Quotes
The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.
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Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
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Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
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Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.
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Ronald Isley is a musical genius.
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I've been racketeered on.
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I wrote 'Time of the Dark' in 1978 and 'The Silent Tower' in 1984, so the thing that sticks out for me is how totally technology has changed. I suppose that's the great peril for real-world crossovers.
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If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.
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I truly believe that when a person makes a concrete decision and takes action towards a goal that they've set, that the universe will step in and provide opportunities.
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I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.
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I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren’t.
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There's a lot of art that's about loss and sadness, but I would love it if hopefulness were more of a cliche. That's the work that always sticks with me and emboldens me in life.
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I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.
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I love playing characters that are bigger than life and maybe have a darker side that they present to the world. Those are good characters.
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There is no constitutional basis for the federal government to be mandated to assist with student debt.
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When technology extends one of our senses, a new translation of culture occurs as swiftly as the new technology is interiorized. (p. 47)
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The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.
