Significant Quotes

1199 Significant quotes by 946 unique authors

Calcification is the hardening of body tissues by calcium salts or deposits. Although calcification itself is not considered a disease, it has been shown to… — David Wolfe
Every time a significant discovery is being made one sets in motion a tremendous activity in laboratories and industrial enterprises throughout the world. It is… — Bengt I. Samuelsson
I do not underestimate the difficulty of the challenge that global climate change presents to us. It will take a significant effort and the best… — Federico Pena
Every significant artist is a metaphysician, a propounder of beauty-truths and form-theories. — Aldous Huxley
As to harmonizing the theory of evolution with the Biblical account of creation, I do not believe it can be done, and I do not… — Will Durant
Joy, happiness ... we do not question. They are beyond question, maybe. A matter of being. But pain forces us to think, and to make… — May Sarton
The object becomes aesthetically significant when it becomes metaphysically significant. — Joseph Campbell
One of the most significant design principles is to omit the unimportant in order to emphasize the important. — Dieter Rams
We do not choose to be born.We do not--most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all… — Joseph Epstein
Those are all computational engines that are highly distributed and therefore highly robust, .. We're seeing a very significant evolution in the way we even… — Vinton Cerf
In a world where the name of God is sometimes associated with vengeance and even a duty of hatred and violence, this message is both… — Pope John Paul II
My aim is to escape from the medium with which I work; to leave no residue of technical mannerisms to stand between my expression and… — Andrew Wyeth
It is not by his mixing and choosing, but by the shapes of his colors, and the combination of those shapes, that we recognize the… — Clive Bell
Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they,… — Rollo May
Collecting at its best is very far from mere acquisitiveness; it may become one of the most humanistic of occupations, seeking to illustrate by the… — Arthur Davison Ficke
After fifty years of living, it occurs to me that the most significant thing that people do is go to work, whether it is to… — Thomas McGuane
One way to cope with the provocations of novel art is to rest firm and maintain solid standards... set by the critic's long-practiced taste and… — Leo Steinberg
Integrated is the expression of knowledge: an assembly is significant in Unity: united are their minds in the silent dynamism of all possibilities. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Art is not and never has been subordinate to moral values. Moral values are social values; aesthetic values are human values. Morality seeks to restrain… — Herbert Read
There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap. — David Trimble
A significant minority of senior women I've interviewed say, 'Love the companionship, glad to live with him, but I spent my first marriage picking up… — Stephanie Coontz
We are extremely proud to represent all of Radio One's stations within the Katz Radio Group. For the past five years we have worked diligently… — Steve Shaw
So while there is no evidence at all that Iran has any significant quantity of nuclear material or any nuclear weapons, Iran is a much… — Joseph Cirincione
Sentimental titles are the last bastion of scoundrels, and can add significant barf to an already barfy work. — Robert Genn
I do not attach much importance to America's bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and… — Jawaharlal Nehru

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