Arthur Eddington Quotes
The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications.
Quotes to Explore
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I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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There is a kind of misconception that Asian-Americans are not as American as European-Americans.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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There are varieties of Spanglish. There's Spanglish spoken by Cuban Americans in Miami called cubonics is different from Mexican American Spanglish, but thanks to the Internet, thanks to radio and television, thanks to what is happening in the classrooms, in the streets in the restaurants, we are finding a middle ground.
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At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing. it's really fun and awesome that we're the only girls, because we can tackle issues that guys can't sing about.
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When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.
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I mean, '8½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.
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You were born as the one you are.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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The course of business shapes public opinion.
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In general, I write for ages 12 and up - although I've received emails from readers between the ages of seven and seventy. My books are science fiction.
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Accumulating knowledge is a form of avarice and lends itself to another version of the Midas story ...man [is] so avid for knowledge that everything that he touches turns to facts; his faith becomes theology; his love becomes lechery; his wisdom becomes science; pursuing meaning, he ignores truth.
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The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
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The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications.
