Alline Tavares Quotes & Sayings

It is well known that geometry presupposes not only the concept of space but also the first fundamental notions for constructions in space as given in advance. It only gives nominal definitions for them, while the essential means of determining them appear in the form of axioms. The relationship of these presumptions is left in the dark; one sees neither whether and in how far their connection is necessary, nor a priori whether it is possible. From Euclid to Legendre, to name the most renowned of modern writers on geometry, this darkness has been lifted neither by the mathematicians nor the philosophers who have laboured upon it. — Bernhard Riemann

Instead of bracing yourself for the perils of the unknown, embrace the joy that is here, in your present moment. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

If you keep an open mind, life will show you a way out of your problems. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection. — Dick Dale

Did she struggle for life only out of habit, or because some part of her still hoped that there was something worth living for? — Octavia E. Butler

Quite often I'm terribly disappointed by how things turn out, but that's usually my own fault for the simple reason that I'm too quick to conclude that things have turned out as fully as it is possible for them to turn, when in fact, quite often, they are still on the turn and have some way to go until they have turned out completely. — Claire-Louise Bennett

First acting gig was playing a victim in 'America's Most Wanted.' The night the show aired, they caught the killer! — Zoe McLellan

You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longest to learn was to trust the writing process. — Diane Setterfield

I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good. — Lykke Li

Teams have to eliminate ambiguity and interpretation when it comes to success — Patrick Lencioni

People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment. — Myles Munroe

The hope of any nation lies in the personal qualities of its individual members. — Margery Wilson