Physical Quotes

3624 Physical quotes by 2351 unique authors

There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be… — Elias Canetti
A vast technology has been developed to prevent, reduce, or terminate exhausting labor and physical damage. It is now dedicated to the production of the… — B.F. Skinner
It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means. — Lydia M. Child
The fellowship of those who bear the mark of pain: who are the members of this Fellowship? Those who have learnt by experience what physical… — Albert Schweitzer
Mutilation is the badge that can never be taken off, and sets us apart from all others. Pain is important to the bonding-a physical horror… — Clive Barker
There is only one effective antidote for mental suffering and that is physical pain. — Karl Marx
By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows… — Mahatma Gandhi
God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple. — Jean-Claude Van Damme
The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in… — Sri Aurobindo
Mr. Russell is a great believer in versatility in all creative work. In any physical work he believes one can work many hours at a… — Walter Russell
What is the basic, the essential, the crucial principle that differentiates freedom from slavery? It is the principle of voluntary action versus physical coercion or… — Ayn Rand
No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and… — Ayn Rand
The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. — Ayn Rand
Do you want a sign that you're asleep? Here it is: you're suffering. Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch with the truth.… — Anthony de Mello
Even mistaken hypotheses and theories are of use in leading to discoveries. This remark is true in all the sciences. The alchemists founded chemistry by… — Claude Bernard
From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment. — Ellsworth Huntington
In fact, the history of North America has been perhaps more profoundly influenced by man's inheritance from his past homes than by the physical features… — Ellsworth Huntington
The chemists work with inaccurate and poor measuring services, but they employ very good materials. The physicists, on the other hand, use excellent methods and… — Wolfgang Ostwald
Physical geography and geology are inseparable scientific twins. — Roderick Murchison
It must be conceded that a theory has an important advantage if its basic concepts and fundamental hypotheses are 'close to experience,' and greater confidence… — Albert Einstein
Our immediate interests are after all of but small moment. It is what we do for the future, what we add to the sum of… — Willis R. Whitney
Research is industrial prospecting. The oil prospectors use every scientific means to find new paying wells. Oil is found by each one of a number… — Charles Kettering
The life and soul of science is its practical application, and just as the great advances in mathematics have been made through the desire of… — Lord Kelvin
As to Science, she has never sought to ally herself to civil power. She has never attempted to throw odium or inflict social ruin on… — John William Draper

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