Stanford Ovshinsky Quotes & Sayings

In Turkey, the value of the lira has decreased exponentially in the last several decades. — Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz

Where has the Scripture made merit the rule or measure of charity?. — William Law

And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are. — Patricia Reilly Giff

Our inner life is what makes us human and, to me, it's even more important for the way we live now. We're constantly assaulted by all kinds of things - cell phones, televisions, ads, cars, news of war, the bad economy, shootings. It's endless. Can you imagine just continuously reacting to these things? You lose your soul. — E. Journey

She was happy I was home, I would come often, I would be company, — Edna O'Brien

The neglect of the humanities in present-day education is doubtless not a cause but a symptom of an age. — Vincent Massey

When we say we understand something, but we do not experience it, we do not understand it.

Understanding and experiencing are the same thing.

For example, we may say: I understand the importance of forgiveness BUT I can't do it.

Firstly, replace "I can't do it" with:
I am choosing to remain in the state of being of ignorance (misinformation), because I believe it to be the best option I can choose from.

Secondly, replace "I understand the importance of forgiveness" with:
"I do not understand the importance of forgiveness".

Being honest with oneself is the first step to self-understanding. — Raphael Zernoff

You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself. — Mike Krzyzewski

I believe in survival. — Toba Beta

Makes of men date, like makes of car. — Elizabeth Bowen

Do not exercise power because it is easy to your hand. And do not get carried away with a certainty of victory when your intellect tells you there is even a hint of tragedy. — Mario Puzo

What this good man had sworn to protect me from was not the same as what I feared. I trusted that he would never let anything hurt me, but he would never let anything touch me either. — Emma Donoghue

Most people learn all about the Second World War in school, or else, they see so many films put out by Hollywood, that it's easy to think we know exactly what happened. — Jeff Shaara