Alan Lightman Quotes

We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room for both spiritual atheists and thinking believers.

Alan Lightman

Quotes to Explore

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

E. W. Howe
- Time
- Man
- Risk
Whatever your political affiliation may be, whether you are a conservative or liberal, we should all be bound by the belief that we need to support the troops.

Candace Kita
- May
- Political
- Support
Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

Gabrielle Giffords
I think that people need an adrenalin rush. Folks need something aspirational; they need to do something that is hard. That's what ignites the imagination.

Mae Jemison
- People
- Think
- Imagination
Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.

Hamza Yusuf
- Down
- Calm
- Storm
That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way.

Ulrich Beck
- Way
- Path
- Reach