Vorskan Quotes & Sayings

From this point of view the question of the scientific status of Darwinian theory - in the widest sense, the theory of trial and error-elimination - becomes an interesting one. I have come to the conclusion that Darwinism is not a testable scientific theory, but a metaphysical research programme - a possible framework for testable scientific theories. — Karl R. Popper

People will do odd things if you give them money ... — David Byrne

On our watch, the conversation with a would-be suicide bomber will not begin with the words, 'You have the right to remain silent.' — Mitt Romney

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you. — Benjamin Franklin

Kael did not have a singer's voice. The humming was terribly off-key. I "That sounds like cat's howling in pain. It's disturbing," I whispered. The noise from inside stopped. "Exactly!" Alek said. "He never hummed before he left." Kael pushed the white curtain aside and spoke up as he stepped out onto the porch fully dressed, "I do not sound like a cat in pain. Dog, maybe. Cat no. — Chanda Hahn

I just can't get excited about money as a motivation in a film. It leaves me cold. — Simon Beaufoy

I like to delude myself that I'm in the old-Hollywood mode. I just tailor my clothes well and try to keep my skin clear. While it would be great to work out an hour a day, there is something inherently sort of selfish about it. I can't do it. — Tina Fey

And thinking never did anybody any good, no matter what your teachers and parents and the science-club freaks tell you. — Lauren Oliver

At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves of the New Testament are rustling with the rumour that it will not always be so. Some day, God willing, we shall get in. — C.S. Lewis

Non-violence is the policy of the vegetable kingdom. — H.G.Wells

For me, having characters who are part of a faith then allows me to talk about how that faith either works or fails them without having to attack the institution. — Alice McDermott

And just when I though things were starting to get better, everything had gone wrong again. — Rachel Ward

Never seek financial independence in independent cinema since independent cinema doesn't make money. — Mitra Farahani

The traditional way to use roses is in beds. These can be any shape and are an attractive, albeit conservative, choice for a formal garden. More exciting — Maggie Oster

Because it takes more courage to heal the world's hurts than to inflict them. — Ann Aguirre