Acotacion Ejemplos Quotes & Sayings

The result of the scientific work we have been considering was that the outlook of educated men was completely transformed. At the beginning of the century, Sir Thomas Browne took part in trials for witchcraft; at the end, such a thing would have been impossible. In Shakespeare's time, comets were still portents; after the publication of Newton's Principia in 1687, it was known that he and Halley had calculated the orbits of certain comets, and that they were as obedient as the planets to the law of gravitation. The reign of law had established its hold on men's imaginations, making such things as magic and sorcery incredible. In 1700 the mental outlook of educated men was completely modern; in 1600, except among a very few, it was still largely medieval. — Bertrand Russell

We are always at our best when compassion enables us to recognize the unique pressures and singular stories of the people on the other side of our conflicts. — Desmond Tutu

Hobbies should be wives, not mistresses. It will not do to have more than one at a time. One hobby leads you out of extravagance; a team of hobbies you cannot drive till you are rich enough to find corn for them all. Few men are rich enough for that. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I kind of rode this weird line between athlete and artist. It was a little different because most of the athletes were total jocks, and most of the artists dressed in black and were kind of considered a little on the fringe. But I hung out with both crowds in my high school. — Terry Crews

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin

I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang. — John Bunyan

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing. — Alan Dean Foster

I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that "people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." page 546 — Robert M. Gates

Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him. He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner. — Jacob Grimm

I spent 12 years doing different things in film trying to figure out the story I wanted to tell. — Nicholas Jarecki

Almost without exception, the talented women I have known have believed they had less ability than they actually had. And almost without exception, the talented men I have known believed they had more. — Gregory Petsko

The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don't limit it. — John Eliot

Enough. When science has spoken, it is for us to hold our peace. -Lidenbrock — Jules Verne

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away. — Paul Simon