If a sect does officially insist that its structure of belief demands that evolution be false, then no compromise is possible. An… — George Gaylord Simpson Copy Share Image
“What other words, we may almost ask, are memorable and worthy to be repeated than those which love has inspired? It is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
When you approach your baby with an attitude of respect, you let him know what you intend to do and give him… — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
I hate the whole übermensch, superman temptation that pervades science fiction. I believe no protagonist should be so competent, so awe-inspiring, that… — David Brin Copy Share Image
When you lose interest in a program, your last duty to it is to hand it off to a competent successor. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
To act honestly- even at the risk of saying the unpleasant truth, or of saying no and causing distress to others- if… — Piero Ferrucci Copy Share Image
To separate from my culture (as from my family) I had to feel competent enough on the outside and secure enough inside… — Gloria E. Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives! — Bela Karolyi Copy Share Image
“Imagine that you are on the street and someone attacks you. If you feel that you must fight back to defend yourself,… — Deepak Malhotra Copy Share Image
If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor. — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
We do not have a South African as a member of the African Commission. The President of the Commission comes from Mali,… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Affirmative action has provided affirmative opportunities for capable, competent, and qualified persons to succeed on their merits or fail on their demerits. — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
Latin America can no longer tolerate being a haven for United States liberals who cannot make their point at home, an outlet… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
About First Landing by Robert Zubrin: Someday I'd like to read a story about competent people on Mars. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
Values and verdicts never bother me half as much as people trying to weasel their way around them, or people compromising their… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
“Your confidence kills your fears when they appear. Your competence makes them not to appear at all. Be bold; do it.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Given its more substantial aim, a judgment is apt only if its constitutive alethic affirmation is not only apt but aptly apt.… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
There is nothing miraculous about puzzles. Competent mentalism is miraculous. — Max Maven Copy Share Image
In any society freedom of thought will probably be of direct significance for a small minority. But this does not mean that… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
No man can be a competent legislator who does not add to an upright intention and a sound judgment a certain degree… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people. — Andrew Mellon Copy Share Image
