Permeke Bibliotheek Quotes & Sayings

If humans one day become extinct from a catastrophic collision, there would be no greater tragedy in the history of life in the universe. Not because we lacked the brain power to protect ourselves but because we lacked the foresight. The dominant species that replaces us in post-apocalyptic Earth just might wonder, as they gaze upon our mounted skeletons in their natural history museums, why large-headed Homo sapiens fared no better than the proverbially pea-brained dinosaurs. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Perhaps it's true that all men love their fathers, no matter how terrible the things they do to their sons: there is a part of us that remains forever in debt to those responsible for our existence. — John Connolly

There will always be those little minds who, out of vanity or intellectual display, will attempt to destroy faith in the very foundations of life. — Ezra Taft Benson

To understand is to invent. — Jean Piaget

Fear spread through the house. — Carla H. Krueger

I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform ... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star. — Brian Chesky

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment. — Shannon Miller

Seeing you puts me in mind of a piece of French chocolate." She swallowed and took another step backward. "If one wants to discover what is inside, one must first remove the foreign wrapping. — Julie Klassen

But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build upon. — Herman Melville

Kelso and Adler's book could start a revolution. — Caspar Weinberger

Doors of the future are open to those who know how to push them — Coluche