Polkinghorne Books Quotes & Sayings

Some of the greatest stories ever told are about the everyday mundane experiences that we can all relate to. Reading isn't always about escaping to faraway lands, the best books are the ones that resonate on an emotional level. The author and reader are connected by a tin-can string of words across thousands of miles and hundreds of centuries. — Adriane Leigh

People are very quick to ridicule others for showing fear. But we rarely know the secret springboards behind human action. The man who shows great fear today may be tomorrow's hero. Who are we to judge? — Max Allan Collins

People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science. — John Polkinghorne

I did have a lucky thing going on there in my throat. — Art Garfunkel

Dominance in an adaptation to anarchy and it serves no purpose in a society that has undergone a civilising process or in an international system regulated by agreements and norms. Anything that deflates the concept of dominance is likely to drive down the frequency of fights between individuals and wars. — Steven Pinker

The more power you have, the more your voice reflects it, study suggests — Anonymous

I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day. — Tim Tebow