Surrounding Quotes

317 quotes by 290 authors

[Before the time of Benjamin Peirce it never occurred to anyone that mathematical research] was one of the things for which a mathematical department existed.… — Julian Coolidge
The earliest signs of living things, announcing as they do a high complexity of organization, entirely exclude the hypothesis of a transmutation from lower to… — Roderick Murchison
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be… — David Brin
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a magnetic field of forces, charged… — Arthur Koestler
Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression. — Reuben Fine
Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision,… — John Szarkowski
Here we have bishops, priests, and deacons, a Censorship Board, vigilant librarians, confraternities and sodalities, Duce Maria, Legions of Mary, Knights of this Christian order… — Sean O'Casey
If you sincerely desire a truly well-rounded education, you must study the extremists, the obscure and "nutty." You need the balance! Your poor brain is… — Ivan Stang
The world is not divided into two types of being, one superior and the other merely surrounding it. Being, nature, the universe - they are… — Vaclav Havel
A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books,… — Horace Mann
The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one. — Tom Hanks
If you close your eyes to see the view, you miss everything surrounding you — David Archuleta
Having traveled across America and to 24 counties as the first-ever UN Youth Champion, Iâ€™m inspired by the desire of young people everywhere to make… — Monique Coleman
I try to keep myself as sane and as grounded as possible by surrounding myself with normal people, such as all the friends that I've… — Emmy Rossum
I hated the place (Hollywood), not the work, but the lack of privacy, those terrible prying fan magazine writers and all the surrounding exploitation. — Jean Arthur
Space is a harsh, inhospitable frontier and we are explorers, not colonisers. The skills of our engineers and the technology surrounding us make things appear… — Luca Parmitano
The Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki once stated, 'International cultural exchange is impossible - therefore we must try.' I agree with all my heart. The impossibility… — Anne Bogart
If you arenâ€™t hearing your inner voice, it could mean youâ€™re overburdened or not stimulated enough, or that youâ€™ve learned to shut it off because… — Kelly Cutrone
The word 'ivory' rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew… — Joseph Conrad
Football is a game for trained apes. That, in fact, is what most of the players are -- retarded gorillas wearing helmets and uniforms. The… — Edward Abbey

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