Adopt Quotes

410 quotes by 366 authors

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions or hypotheses about them. Since he cannot in any… — Andreas Osiander
In the expressions we adopt to prescribe physical phenomena we necessarily hover between two extremes. We either have to choose a word which implies more… — Arthur Schuster
In its most primitive form, life is, therefore, no longer bound to the cell, the cell which possesses structure and which can be compared to… — Martinus Beijerinck
The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving… — Humphry Davy
In view of the fourteen incidents of sabotage and infiltration perpetrated in the past month alone, Israel may have no other choice but to adopt… — Levi Eshkol
Some men never seem to grow old. Always active in thought, always ready to adopt new ideas, they are never chargeable with foggyism. Satisfied, yet… — William Shakespeare
How dangerous it is rashly to adopt the Mosaical institutions [Old Testament teachings of eye for an eye]. Laws might have been proper for a… — Gerald Heaney
What the public does is not to express its opinions but to align itself for or against a proposal. If that theory is accepted, we… — Walter Lippmann
No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come… — Martin Luther
We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face in this area,… — Vladimir Putin
It is the responsibility of each human being today to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform… — Maurice Strong
The tendency of those committed to the theory of catastrophic man-made global warming to unquestioningly adopt the assumptions, at every stage, that maximise the expectation… — Peter Lilley
Human beings are compelled to adopt a belief system; some paradigm to provide meaning, purpose, and understanding to our lives. A quick survey of the… — Terry Rossio
But on the other hand, if you come under circumstances where each person is entitled to a pro-rata share of the pot, to take an… — Milton Friedman
The old Catholic church traditions are worth more than all you have said. Here is a principle of logic that most men have no more… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The fault with all religions like Christianity is that they have one set of rules for all. But Hindu religion is suited to all grades… — Swami Vivekananda
The choice is ours-yours and mine. We can stay with business as usual and preside over a global bubble economy that keeps expanding until it… — Lester R. Brown
I believe it to be perfectly possible for an individual to adopt the way of life of the future. . . without having to wait… — Mahatma Gandhi
It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued. — David Platt
This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them. — Bertrand Russell

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