Altamiro Bottino Quotes & Sayings

Eras are conveniences, particularly for those who never experienced them. We carve history from totalities beyond our grasp. Bolt labels on the result. Handles. Then speak of the handles as though they were things in themselves. — William Gibson

Conversations about politics can give you the somewhat errant impression that you can make a difference to people's lives by talking about what others should be doing. — Daniela I. Norris

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing. — John D. Rockefeller

But in a subtler fashion. Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as — Arthur C. Clarke

We're long on high principles and short on simple human understanding. — Vernor Vinge

We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, wesimplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ.'
DONALD S. WHITNEY — Cynthia Heald

A corporal, who had lost an eye after two years on the Russian front, ascertained before we marched that his wife, his two children, and both of his parents had been killed. He had one cigarette. He shared it with me. — Kurt Vonnegut