Observed Quotes

606 Observed quotes by 476 unique authors

As George Orwell wisely observed a generation later, the only way swiftly to end a war is to lose it. — Max Hastings
I long ago observed that the real beauty of the sound comes from the generosity of the heart. — Unknown Author
I've observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure—and their ability… — Bill Walsh
That natural selection can produce changes within a type is disputed by no one, not even the staunchest creationist. But that it can transform one… — Robert J. Sawyer
When I consider what people generally want in calculating, I found that it always is a number. I also observed that every number is composed… — Unknown Author
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive. — Eliphas Levi
As Dr. Sigmund Freud has observed, it cannot even be said that the State has ever shown any disposition to suppress crime, but only to… — Albert J. Nock
There used to be this guy called Vinny who worked on the floor of the stock exchange, said one big investor who had observed the… — Michael Lewis
A law of nature is not a formula drawn up by a legislator, but a mere summary of the observed facts — a 'bundle of… — Joseph McCabe
Biologists can be divided into two classes: experimentalists who observe things that cannot be explained, and theoreticians who explain things that cannot be observed. — Aharon Katzir
Mars has global warming, but without a greenhouse and without the participation of Martians. These parallel global warmings -- observed simultaneously on Mars and on… — Khabibullo Abdusamatov
Quotations are powerful tools. Michel de Montaigne, the father of all essayists, observed, 'I quote others only to better express myself.' Intrepid quotations detective Ralph… — Richard Lederer
Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence… — William Henry Ashley
The scientific facts indicate that all the temperature changes observed in the last 100 years were largely natural changes and were not caused by carbon… — Robert Jastrow
Do these fuels result always and necessarily in one way from the decomposition of a pre-existing organic substance? Is it thus with the hydrocarbons so… — Marcellin Berthelot
I have recently observed and stated that the serum of normal people is capable of clumping the red cells of other healthy individuals... As commonly… — Karl Landsteiner
I know too well that these arguments from probabilities are imposters, and unless great caution is observed in the use of them, they are apt… — Plato
You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and get… — Nancy Gibbs
One would naturally expect that the Lord Jesus Christ would be sufficiently important to receive ample notice in the literature of his time, and that… — Merrill C. Tenney
The aim of scientific thought, then, is to apply past experience to new circumstances; the instrument is an observed uniformity in the course of events.… — William Kingdon Clifford
I have always felt that I have observed life in a different way to others... Music has always been one creative outlet for me, but… — Julian Lennon
I have observed that, generally speaking, network sports announcers did not tend to live to a ripe old age. On the other hand, I had… — Lindsey Nelson
Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.… — Norman Rockwell
I've observed a few things about the few really great people I've had a chance to meet and cover...They need to be around people. You… — David Brooks
It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so… — John Wilkins

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