“There was no such thing as a straight line until mathematicians invented one.” — J.M.R. Higgs Invented Copy Share Image
“and they had the suitcase with them. "Come on, we're going to do it now", said Drummond. Reid asked why. "There's just… — J.M.R. Higgs Early morning Copy Share Image
“The great German physicist Max Planck had been advised by his lecturer, the marvellously named Philipp von Jolly, not to pursue the… — J.M.R. Higgs New things Copy Share Image
“Slackers were not well dressed, because there was no reason to dress smartly. Their uniform was old jeans, Converse trainers and warm,… — J.M.R. Higgs Apathy Copy Share Image
“The pre-Thatcher state had functioned on the understanding that there was such a thing as society. Governments on both sides of the… — J.M.R. Higgs Learning Copy Share Image
“As the old Russian joke goes, capitalism was the exploitation of man by man, whereas communism was the reverse.” — J.M.R. Higgs Capitalism Copy Share Image
“Greer recognised that the direction the sexual revolution was taking was not in the interests of women. “Sex must be rescued from… — J.M.R. Higgs Communication Copy Share Image
“The initial shooting that led to the conflict was itself a farce. The assassin in question was a Yugoslav nationalist named Gavrilo… — J.M.R. Higgs Assassination Copy Share Image
“American Christianity did not undergo the church-emptying declines of European Christianity. Its perspective was similar to that of Mother Teresa, who in… — J.M.R. Higgs Climate change Copy Share Image
