Academies Quotes

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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an… — Charles Babbage
Academies that are founded at public expense are instituted not so much to cultivate men's natural abilities as to restrain them. — Baruch Spinoza
In all our academies we attempt far too much. ... In earlier times lectures were delivered upon chemistry and botany as branches of medicine, and… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every nation has its prestigious military academies - or so few of them - that reach not only the virtues of peace but also the… — Elie Wiesel
Every climate scientist has his or her own views on some issues that differ from the mainstream in detail. But the broad findings of the… — Ross Garnaut
Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights. — John Charles Polanyi
So many people around the world have used nonviolence as a way to resolve a conflict that they faced in their lives. And they continue… — Arun Manilal Gandhi
Art is not to be taught in Academies. It is what one looks at, not what one listens to, that makes the artist. The real… — Oscar Wilde
Furnished as all Europe now is with Academies of Science, with nice instruments and the spirit of experiment, the progress of human knowledge will be… — Benjamin Franklin
The Academies of Art are nothing but great painting factories - those with talent are fed in at one end, and they come out as… — Edvard Munch
The public is the tribunal before which all art is judged - not the critics or the academies. The public is the artist's only patron,… — Walter J. Phillips
A whole generation of veteran composers has never taken a stand or provided an example and has produced in the music academies generations of docile… — Itay Talgam
Man had in the beginning no power of analysis or synthesis approaching that of the spider, or even of the honey-bee; he had acute sensibility… — Henry Adams
You know,' I whispered, 'some girls might think it's creepy having a boy watch them sleep.' He smirked and pointed to himself. 'Spy.' 'Oh.' I… — Ally Carter
They teach in academies far too many things, and far too much that is useless. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How any government could promote the Vardy academies in the North-East of England is absolutely beyond me. Tony Blair defends them on grounds of diversity,… — Richard Dawkins
South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and support positions. Women… — Kim Young-ha
As a son of an airman who was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and a member of the House Armed Services Committee,… — Ron Barber
In nominating young women and men to our service academies, it must only be about who you are, not who you know. — Ron Barber
The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies… — Jim Webb

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