The first business of philosophy is to account for things as they are; and till our theories will do this, they ought… — Thomas Malthus Copy Share Image
Myth was regarded as primary; it was concerned with what was thought to be timeless and constant in our existence. Myth looked… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on… — Katherine Center Copy Share Image
If an opinion can eventually go to the determination of a practical belief, it, in so far, becomes itself a practical belief;… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
Acedia is a danger to anyone whose work requires great concentration and discipline yet is considered by many to be of little… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
I don't want to give a lecture to this body that's out there. You know, I mean, having had the heart attack,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. The life and soul of science… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It does not help that some politicians and journalists assume the public is interested only in those aspects of science that promise… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
We believe in a government strong enough to use words like "love" and "compassion" and smart enough to convert our noblest aspirations… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
The people has no definite disbelief in the temples of theology. The people has a very fiery and practical disbelief in the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
It is possible to construct small realities that contain political or philosophical responses, not necessarily just practical or economical responses. — Jimenez Lai Copy Share Image
If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover,… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
You see, control can never be a means to any practical end...It can never be a means to anything but more control...like… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Most of us cannot afford to store a year's supply of luxury items, but find it more practical to store staples that… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular… — Shahin Najafi Copy Share Image
His [Thomas Edison] method was inefficient in the extreme, for an immense ground had to be covered to get anything at all… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
Among the minor, yet striking characteristics of mathematics, may be mentioned the fleshless and skeletal build of its propositions; the peculiar difficulty,… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
The cycle of the machine is now coming to an end. Man has learned much in the hard discipline and the shrewd,… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality. Which, then, is more practical, Philosophy or Economy? — Novalis Copy Share Image
The Soviet Union wasn't so closed - it wasn't North Korea. It was a practical system. People were creative and industrious, so… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
Individual curiosity, often working without practical ends in mind, has always been a driving force for innovation. — Frederick Seitz Copy Share Image
Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in… — Derek Prince Copy Share Image
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