Seismology Quotes & Sayings

I'm able to really enjoy the wonderful things happening to me and that's a great blessing. — Jeremy Renner

Jesuits so dominated the study of earthquakes that seismology became known as 'the Jesuit Science. — Thomas E. Woods Jr.

The ultimate goal of a meteorologist is to set up differential equations of the movements of the air and to obtain, as their integral, the general atmospheric circulation, and as particular integrals the cyclones, anticyclones, tornados, and thunderstorms. — Andrija Maurovic

The Russian proposal over Iran's uranium enrichment program is considerable, but it has some problems and ambiguities to be clarified in future talks. — Ali Larijani

Perhaps one day earthquakes, hurricanes and financial crashes will all be predictable. But we don't have to wait until then for seismology, meteorology and economics to become sciences; they already are. — Eric Maskin

That's possible, and in fact the legislation, the politics should graduate the advantages towards those who have children and give less to those who don't have children. — Rocco Buttiglione

The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies. — Fay Weldon

If you fixate on the big picture, the whole shebang, the overview, you miss the stitching. — Anne Lamott

It was the desire of appearing superior to other people. The motive was too common to be wondered at. — Jane Austen

The widest cause of secularization may be the steady change of thinking so that there is the expectation that reason and a consideration of cause and effect will help with explanations. Supernatural power began to be removed from explanations of the process of life or society in the seventeenth century, and although there may be a nod towards astrology or the crossed finger today, superstition is not seriously used in decision making ...
Scientific thinking, which similarly developed in the seventeenth century, has been influential in bringing this change. We now see that tornadoes and earthquakes have rational explanations in terms of climatology and seismology rather than as divine punishments. Most people when deciding whether to take a new job, embark on a divorce, or simply plan a holiday will not seek divine guidance, but rather discuss with themselves or others the issues of cause and effect. — Jim Herrick

A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime. — Billy Graham