Shamar Stephen Quotes & Sayings

An announcement of [Christopher] Zeeman's lecture at Northwestern University in the spring of 1977 contains a quote describing catastrophe theory as the most important development in mathematics since the invention of calculus 300 years ago. — Stephen Smale

I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress. — Maurice Wilkins

Buying a bicycle is a momentous event, akin to marriage: you are acquiring a partner. — Dervla Murphy

A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion. — William Safire

With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today but for tomorrow. — Max McKeown

Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind. — Frank Herbert

If the maladministration of the democracy ever brings about a revolutionary crisis, and if monarchical institutions ever become practicable in the United States, the truth of what I advance will become obvious. — Alexis De Tocqueville

People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. — Gwen Ifill

Time, which sees all things, has found you out. — Sophocles

I feel tremendously lucky that I am offered incredible jobs all the time to direct, but the problem that I have just personally is that there are only so many years in my life to dedicate to certain projects. — Lake Bell

The single problem plaguing all students in all schools everywhere is the crisis of disconnection. Meaningful Student Involvement happens when the roles of students are actively re-aligned from being the passive recipients of schools to becoming active partners throughout the educational process. — Adam Fletcher

A weird thing happens when you're taken out of your normal clothing and put into USA gear. — Shaun White

Daddies don't leave their littles just because they've been naughty. — Renee Rose

When you follow a star you know you will never reach that star; rather it will guide you to where you want to go ... So it is with the world. It will only ever lead you back to yourself. — Jeanette Winterson

I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car. — Peter Tork