Narrowness Of Range Quotes & Sayings

While ritual, emotion and reasoning are all significant aspects of human nature, the most nearly unique human characteristic is the ability to associate abstractly and to reason. Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the emotional hallmarks of our species; and the most characteristically human activities are mathematics, science, technology, music and the arts
a somewhat broader range of subjects than is usually included under the "humanities." Indeed, in its common usage this very word seems to reflect a peculiar narrowness of vision about what is human. Mathematics is as much a "humanity" as poetry. — Carl Sagan

Abraham Lincoln said you cannot deceive everybody all the time. Well, that's wishful thinking. In practice, the power of human cooperation networks depends on a delicate balance between truth and fiction. If you distort reality too much, it will weaken you, and you will not be able to compete against more clear-sighted rivals. On the other hand, you cannot organise masses of people effectively without relying on some fictional myths. So if you stick to unalloyed reality, without mixing any fiction with it, few people will follow you. If — Yuval Noah Harari

Hello, nice to meet you, I sell unreadable books to weird old people - want to get dinner? — Robin Sloan

Growing up, I looked to people who had the same issues as me and were still living great lives. — Molly Tarlov

There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

Instead of being intimidated by the limitations, be inspired to find new ways around them. — Ralph Marston

Time is purple / Just before night. — Mary O'Neill

If we abuse our go-to person and overtask them, we have to be willing to accept attrition because an overworked employee will end up leaving. — Nicholas Ripplinger

No wonder kids grow up crazy. A cat's cradle is nothing but a bunch of X's between somebody's hands, and little kids look and look and look at all those X's ... "
"And?"
"No damn cat, and no damn cradle. — Kurt Vonnegut

The human currency of praise is Monopoly money. It feels great for a moment to collect, but when the game is over, it's worthless. — Yasmin Mogahed