Mechanical Quotes

325 quotes by 279 authors

Science can give us only the tools in the box, these mechanical miracles that it has already given us. But of what use to us… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Today, nothing is unusual about a scientific discovery's being followed soon after by a technical application: The discovery of electrons led to electronics; fission led… — Edward Teller
The experimental investigation by which Ampere established the law of the mechanical action between electric currents is one of the most brilliant achievements in science.… — James Clerk Maxwell
While Newton seemed to draw off the veil from some of the mysteries of nature, he showed at the same time the imperfections of the… — David Hume
The development of mathematics toward greater precision has led, as is well known, to the formalization of large tracts of it, so that one can… — Kurt GÃ¶del
Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them. In… — Charley Reese
People are imitative and imitation is bound to be unintelligent. They want to do exactly the things which others are doing. That destroys their freshness.… — Rajneesh
When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical "thank you" to express… — Michael Josephson
In the progressive growth of astronomy, physics or mechanical science was developed, and when this had been, to a certain degree, successfully cultivated, it gave… — Justus von Liebig
The dogma of the Ghost in the Machine ... maintains that there exist both bodies and minds; that there occur physical processes and mental processes;… — Gilbert Ryle
Rules serve no purpose; they can only do harm. Not only must the artist's mind be clear, it must also be free. His fancy should… — Federico Zuccari
[To] mechanical progress there is apparently no end: for as in the past so in the future, each step in any direction will remove limits… — Osborne Reynolds
The question whether atoms exist or not... belongs rather to metaphysics. In chemistry we have only to decide whether the assumption of atoms is an… — August Kekule
For truly in nature there are many operations that are far more than mechanical. Nature is not simply an organic body like a clock, which… — Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway
No employment can be managed without arithmetic, no mechanical invention without geometry. — Benjamin Franklin
A further aspect I should like to discuss is what I call the practice of infinite escape clauses. I believe we developed this practice to… — Sidney W. Fox
This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by doing so it takes the… — Simon Blackburn
Not only in antiquity but in our own times also laws have been passed...to secure good conditions for workers; so it is right that the… — Bernardino Ramazzini
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 our relationship with children and young people, we are not dealing with mechanical devices that can be quickly repaired, but with living beings who… — Jiddu Krishnamurti

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