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Possibility Quotes by Simone Weil
- In solitude we are in the presence of mere matter (even the sky, the stars, the moon, trees in blossom), things of less value (perhaps)…
- One has only the choice between God and idolatry. There is no other possibility. For the faculty of worship is in us, and it is…
- Christ himself came down and took possession of me. . . I had never foreseen the possibility of that, of a real contact, person to…
- The appetite for power, even for universal power, is only insane when there is no possibility of indulging it; a man who sees the possibility…
More Possibility Quotes
- The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial side; has… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;… — Samuel Johnson
- On the afternoon of October 19, 1899, I climbed a tall cherry tree and, armed with a saw which I still have,… — Dr Robert H Goddard
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- Aging is not 'lost youth,' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. It's a different stage of life, and if you… — Betty Friedan
- Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
- That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian… — Mahatma Gandhi
- Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved… — Nikola Tesla