General Quotes

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General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision… — Ambrose Bierce
Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to… — Martin McGuinness
Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is definitely an interest. — Steve Nash
If biologists so often forget the most universal of all biologic principles [variation], it is not surprising that men and women in general expect their… — Alfred Kinsey
I'd have to say that, in general, models take themselves too seriously. Basically, they are genetic freaks who spend a couple of hours in hair… — Rebecca Romijn
The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life. — Oscar Wilde
Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of mind. It is… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the… — Sun Tzu
Accordingly, we find Euler and D'Alembert devoting their talent and their patience to the establishment of the laws of rotation of the solid bodies. Lagrange… — James Clerk Maxwell
As in Mathematicks, so in Natural Philosophy, the Investigation of difficult Things by the Method of Analysis, ought ever to precede the Method of Composition.… — Isaac Newton
I am convinced that this is the only means of advancing science, of clearing the mind from a confused heap of contradictory observations, that do… — Joshua Reynolds
It is a misfortune for a science to be born too late when the means of observation have become too perfect. That is what is… — Henri Poincare
Scientific method, although in its more refined forms it may seem complicated, is in essence remarkably simply. It consists in observing such facts as will… — Bertrand Russell
The significance of a fact is relative to [the general body of scientific] knowledge. To say that a fact is significant in science, is to… — Bertrand Russell
No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the conviction that different parts of… — Herbert Spencer
Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps the collection of… — Carl Linnaeus
Science, in its ultimate ideal, consists of a set of propositions arranged in a hierarchy, the lowest level of the hierarchy being concerned with particular… — Bertrand Russell
There is a single general space, a single vast immensity which we may freely call void: in it are unnumerable globes like this on which… — Giordano Bruno
[About Pierre de Fermat] It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my… — Rene Descartes
I know that certain minds would regard as audacious the idea of relating the laws which preside over the play of our organs to those… — Francois Magendie

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