Odioso Quotes & Sayings

Why do we pursue information that we know will never leave our heads? — Dave Eggers

But the real reasons why scientists promote accommodationism are more self-serving. To a large extent, American scientists depend for their support on the American public, which is largely religious, and on the U.S. Congress, which is equally religious. (It's a given that it's nearly impossible for an open atheist to be elected to Congress, and at election time candidates vie with one another to parade their religious belief.) Most researchers are supported by federal grants from agencies like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, whose budgets are set annually by Congress. To a working scientist, such grants are a lifeline, for research is expensive, and if you don't do it you could lose tenure, promotions, or raises. Any claim that science is somehow in conflict with religion might lead to cuts in the science budget, or so scientists believe, thus endangering their professional welfare. — Jerry A. Coyne

Some promises are better left unsaid — Ashlee Simpson

If I had the choice of knowing the truth or searching for the truth, I'd take the search. — Walker Percy

I am only bound to invoke Memory where I know her responses will possess some degree of interest. — Charlotte Bronte

It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind intention become a source of clutter itself. I have a friend who has multiple piles all over her house, each lovingly destined for a particular recipient. — Gretchen Rubin

Spirituality which inspires activism and, similarly, politics which move the spirit - which draw from the deep-seated place of our greatest longings for freedom - give meaning to our lives. — Cherrie Moraga

How do I know a really good book? When, between the pages, I come undone. — Marcia Whyte

When you ask people about what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. People talk about being part of something larger than themselves, of being connected, of being generative. It becomes quite clear that, for many, their experiences as part of truly great teams stand out as singular periods of life lived to the fullest. Some spend the rest of their lives looking for ways to recapture that spirit. — Peter M. Senge

I've found in composing that being simple and profound - having in-depthness in your music - is the most difficult thing to do. Anybody can write a whole lot of notes, which may or may not say something ... But why make it complicated for the musicians to play? Why make it difficult for the listeners to hear? — Horace Silver

Until Africa changes it's Mindset - It will forever be a "basket case" looking for international support, funding and charity.
We need to Rethink Innovation — Tony Dovale