Ernst Ising Quotes & Sayings

Falsehood, like poison, will generally be rejected when administered alone; but when blended with wholesome ingredients may be swallowed unperceived. — Richard Whately

Flow neatly separates the two forms of effort: concentration on the task and the deliberate control of attention. — Daniel Kahneman

Life is a process, not an endpoint. — Sig Nilsson

I had decided to be a magician well before I decided to be a writer. I was the little boy who would get up on-stage and do magic wearing a fake mustache, which would fall off during the performance. I'm still trying to perform those tricks. Now I do it with writing. — Ray Bradbury

I read, write and create. I must lose myself in work, so that there is no space for the other/anything else. — Patricia Highsmith

Every constitution ... , and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years [a generation]. If it be enforced longer, it is anact of force, and not of right. — Thomas Jefferson

i'm going mad, i told myself. let me not be mad. — Ian McEwan

'Wild at Heart' created a set of expectations maybe, partly, on my part, certainly on my publisher's part, but also in the world out there, that my next books would be as remarkable. — John Eldredge

There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed. — James Larkin

I reject your impossible. Most of what others tell me is impossible I know to be improbable. If it is impossible you have nothing more to do but if it is improbable ... you can choose to ask the unasked question or walk the unwalked step. For me that has made all the difference. — Gary Holder-Winfield

Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints. — Eric Hoffer