Rashia Bell Quotes & Sayings

Am I willing to give up what I have in order to be what I am not yet? Am I willing to let my ideas of myself, of man be changed? Am I able to follow the spirit of love into the desert? To empty myself even of my concept of emptiness? — Mary Caroline Richards

The temptation to overreach, however, seems increasingly indulged today in discussions about science. Both in the work of professional philosophers and in popular writings by natural scientists, it is frequently claimed that natural science does or soon will constitute the entire domain of truth. And this attitude is becoming more widespread among scientists themselves. All too many of my contemporaries in science have accepted without question the hype that suggests that an advanced degree in some area of natural science confers the ability to pontificate wisely on any and all subjects.
[The folly of scientism] — Austin L. Hughes

Stotting is jumping upward with all four legs simultaneously. My advice: do not die until you've seen a large black poodle stotting in the snow. — Douglas Adams

There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around. — Viswanathan Anand

The prejudice of Englishmen, in favour of their own government by king, lords and commons, arises as much or more from national pride than reason. — Thomas Paine

The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a living; but the science which teacheth deliverance from worldly existence, is not that the true science? — Thomas Hobbes

People who suffer learn to laugh about their sadness in public. — Bill Walton

Dreams are constructed from the residue of yesterday. — Sigmund Freud

The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains. — Nikola Tesla