Humeris Quotes & Sayings

If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
- From a letter to Robert Hooke dated February 5th, 1676.
The metaphor was first recorded in 1159 by John of Salisbury and attributed to Bernard of Chartres:
Dicebat Bernardus Carnotensis nos esse quasi nanos, gigantium humeris insidentes, ut possimus plura eis et remotiora videre, non utique proprii visus acumine, aut eminentia corporis, sed quia in altum subvenimur et extollimur magnitudine gigantea. — Isaac Newton

Give me the Love that leads the way The Faith that nothing can dismay The Hope no disappointments tire The Passion that'll burn like fire Let me not sink to be a clod Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God — Amy Carmichael

The Russian anti-gay campaign, which associates European and American power with the hidden hand of the gay international, was targeted to the Muslim world as well as to domestic constituencies. These — Timothy Snyder

Vampires probably don't have great breath. — Demetri Martin

The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice. — David Petraeus

A tire spins aimlessly, being pulled a different direction by forces larger and stronger and with little consideration of its wasted effort. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't leave the road you're on. — Kimberly Morgan

Then, gradually, women began to enter vet schools. By 1975, they represented half of all students; by 2000, nearly three-quarters - and most of them wanted to treat pets. — The New Yorker

I'll see you in your dreams, okay, stupid? — Kiersten White

Why did you stop?" Until he spoke, she'd not realized Tavish was there. He'd played least in sight for days and days, so she'd not expected to see him that night. Katie looked over at him, knowing her humiliation must have shown. "No one else was playing," she explained quietly. "I'm not certain why." "Sweet heavens, Katie." He shook his head. "They were all too blown down by you. I don't think any of us have ever heard your equal. — Sarah M. Eden

I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them. — George Duke