A geometrical theory in physical interpretation can never be validated with mathematical certainty ... ; like any other theory of empirical science,… — Carl Gustav Hempel Copy Share Image
Political history is far too criminal to be a fit subject of study for the young. Children should acquire their heroes and… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a language, not if a language is anything like what many philosophers and linguists have supposed.… — Donald Davidson Copy Share Image
If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfill the ends… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
The user of land should not be allowed to acquire rights of indefinite duration for single payments. For efficiency, for adequate revenue… — Robert Solow Copy Share Image
Even those who have the weakest souls could acquire absolute mastery over all their passions if we employed sufficient ingenuity in training… — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the creative use… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
There is a great danger to the world, not only to my country [Israel] but to the United States, to the Middle… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
Try to acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Contrology (Pilates) is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share Image
If one doth act in friendly wise, With no evil thought toward any single creature, And in so doing becometh proper, And… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When a person's primary objective is to maximize material pleasures while minimizing discomforts, then life becomes a constant process of "pushing" (trying… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Each mind has its own method. A true man never acquires after college rules. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A right to property is founded in our natural wants, in the means with which we are endowed to satisfy these wants,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Why it is that animals, instead of developing in a simple and straightforward way, undergo in the course of their growth a… — Francis Maitland Balfour Copy Share Image
I happen to believe that the preemption school is correct, that the risks of allowing Saddam Hussein to acquire his weapons will… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Perfection consists in one thing alone, which is doing the will of God. For, according to Our Lord's words, it suffices for… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
You must acquire the habits and skills of managing a small amount of money before you can have a large amount. Remember,… — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
Uncontrollable consumerism has become a watchword of our culture despite regular and compelling calls for its end. The United States has more… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Photographed images do not seem to be statements about the world so much as pieces of it, miniatures of reality that anyone… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
