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I didn't do...

I didn't do...

I didn't do very well in math -- I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers...

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Desmond Morris: Clearly, then, the...

Desmond Morris: Clearly, then, the...

Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

Source: The...

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Jeremy Bernstein: Television is just...

Jeremy Bernstein: Television is just...

Television is just the wrong medium, at least in prime time, to teach science. I think it is hopeless if it insists on...

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An aphorism never...

An aphorism never...

An aphorism never coincides with the truth: it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half...

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Ogden Nash: Children aren't happy...

Ogden Nash: Children aren't happy...

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore,
And that's what parents were created for.


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Charles A Lindbergh: Life <is> a...

Charles A Lindbergh: Life a...

Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the...

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A healthy old...

A healthy old...

A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.

Source:...

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Slavery is the...

Slavery is the...

Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better...

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Laws are felt...

Laws are felt...

Laws are felt only when the individual comes into conflict with them.

Source:...

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Grandma Moses: A primitive artist...

Grandma Moses: A primitive artist...

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

Source: In Webster's NewWorld...

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Abba Eban: History teaches us...

Abba Eban: History teaches us...

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other...

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Alfred North Whitehead: Common sense is...

Alfred North Whitehead: Common sense is...

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Abba Eban: Consensus is what...

Abba Eban: Consensus is what...

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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Grandma Moses: I look back...

Grandma Moses: I look back...

I look back on my life a good day's work, it was done and I am satisfied with it.

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Wendell Phillips: The keener the...

Wendell Phillips: The keener the...

The keener the wheat the lustier the growth.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Isaac Newton: It is the...

Isaac Newton: It is the...

It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

Source: In The...

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M C Escher: I have often...

M C Escher: I have often...

I have often felt closer to people who work scientifically (though I certainly do not do so myself) than to my fellow...

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The best emotions...

The best emotions...

The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion to write out of is...

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Isaac Newton: I can calculate...

Isaac Newton: I can calculate...

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.

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Jesse Jackson: Both tears and...

Jesse Jackson: Both tears and...

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you...

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