Juelich Forschungszentrum Quotes & Sayings

At twenty-two, I had the callowest possible definition of interesting and, by the measure of my own calipers, was far from interesting myself. — Karen Joy Fowler

Truth, when it came, was less likely to make us happy than we thought. — Shannon Mayer

The combination of power, optimism and abstract thinking makes powerful people more certain. The more cut-off they are from others, the more confident they are that they are right. — Margaret Heffernan

Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect. — Laozi

A creative period in art is
determined by the order of a particular style applied to the disorder of a particular time. It gives form and
formulas to contemporary passions. — Albert Camus

Two economists recently concluded, after studying the issue, that the entire concept of food miles is 'a profoundly flawed sustainability indicator'. Getting food from the farmer to the shop causes just 4 per cent of all its lifetime emissions. Ten times as much carbon is emitted in refrigerating British food as in air-freighting it from abroad, and fifty times as much is emitted by the customer travelling to the shops. — Matt Ridley

Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts. — Grace Paley

What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today." -- From 'Groundhog Day — J.M. Evenson

Gwen," he said in acknowledgement.
"Your darkness-ship," she returned with a bow. — Kelly Creagh

Twenty-three is old. It's almost 25, which is like almost mid-20s. — Jessica Simpson

Though most tourists accepted the occasional comic misadventure, it was important to them that overall their vacation should be pleasant. When you spend money on a holiday you are essentially purchasing happiness: if you don't enjoy yourself you will feel defrauded. — Alison Lurie

Have we ever considered that Godly morals might be the precision-crafted keys that effortlessly turn the tumblers of life? And have we considered that anything else is something like a rough screwdriver trying to force a lock open? — Craig D. Lounsbrough