Herlead Quotes & Sayings

(Crank theories) always violated the first rule of a scientific model: they were uncheckable. — Gregory Benford

On September 17, 1914, Erzberger, the well-known German statesman, an eminent member of the Catholic Party, wrote to the Minister of War, General von Falkenhayn, We must not worry about committing an offence against the rights of nations nor about violating the laws of humanity. Such feelings today are of secondary importance? A month later, on October 21, 1914, he wrote in Der Tag, If a way was found of entirely wiping out the whole of London it would be more humane to employ it than to allow the blood of A SINGLE GERMAN SOLDIER to be shed on the battlefield! — Georges Clemenceau

Love begins with a metaphor, which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetice memory.
pg 209 — Milan Kundera

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. — John Ruskin

Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it! — Geraldine Ferraro

How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous. — Haruki Murakami

I wanted to play professional hockey, man. But when I acted, I thought, 'Well, okay, maybe I do have something here.' — Corey Haim