Famous Proverbial Quotes & Sayings

I realized that a methane-oxygen rocket engine could achieve a specific impulse greater than 380. — Elon Musk

Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones. — William Of Ockham

And getting married this autumn was certainly an additional incentive to spend rather more time in England. — Jill Dando

These were our bedtime stories. Tales that haunted our parents and made them laugh at the same time. We never understood them until we were fully grown and they became our sole inheritance. — Edwidge Danticat

Darwin himself said as much: 'If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.' Darwin could find no such case, and nor has anybody since Darwin's time, despite strenuous, indeed desperate, efforts. Many candidates for this holy grail of creationism have been proposed. None has stood up to analysis. — Richard Dawkins

I began photographing in 1946. Before that, I was a painter and drawer, with my mother and father's support. They were a bit pissed when I went into photography. They thought photographers were guys who took pictures at weddings. — Harold Feinstein

May you find the courage to confidently pursue your dreams. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Fourth period I have "life skills", which is what they call gym when you're old enough to be offended by forced physical activity (Elody thinks they should call it slavery instead, for accuracy). — Lauren Oliver

I have learned over the years that you should never save for two meetings what you can accomplish in one. — Twyla Tharp

Political economy came into being as a natural result of the expansion of trade, and with its appearance elementary, unscientific huckstering was replaced by a developed system of licensed fraud, an entire science of enrichment. — Friedrich Engels

When you are tired of life, come to Haven. And someone will kill you. — Simon R. Green

The future is our responsibility, but change will not take place until the majority loose confidence in their dictator's and elected officials' ability to solve problems. It will likely take an economic catastrophe resulting in enormous human suffering to bring about true social change. — Jacque Fresco

Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution. — Stephen Sondheim