4243342216 Quotes & Sayings

As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes. — Denis Diderot

What good it does one to have a hearty, uncontrollable fit of laughter. — Charlotte Alington Barnard

Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular. — Alexandra Kosteniuk

So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them" (Qur'an 4:90). — Denise A. Spellberg

Generating a system architecture is not a deterministic process. It requires careful consideration of business requirements, technology choices, existing infrastructure and systems, and actual physical resources, such as budget and manpower. — Andrew Holdsworth

When a problem or a difficult situation arises, say to yourself, as if you already believe it: "This is for my benefit. — Chris Prentiss

It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black. — Yoko Ono

The silences here are retreats of sound, like the retreat of the surf before a tidal wave: sound draining away, down slopes of acoustic passage, to gather, someplace else, to a great surge of noise. — Thomas Pynchon