Von Quotes

63 Von quotes by 58 unique authors

The spectacular thing about Johnny [von Neumann] was not his power as a mathematician, which was great, or his insight and his clarity, but his… — Paul Halmos
Right now Von Miller is the best pass rusher in the world. He looks exactly like Derrick Thomas did in his heyday. He can absolutely… — Jon Gruden
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute's eugenics studies were initially endowed by Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the head of the Krupp munitions monolith, and James… — Jim Keith
There's nothing wrong with a plan, but remember Von Moltke's famous dictum that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. The danger is a… — Tim Harford
My intimate knowledge of many central African tribes has everywhere convinced me of the necessity that the Negro does not respect treaties but only brute… — Frantz Fanon
One might almost say, to adapt von Clausewitz, that modern warfare is PR by other means. And war-winning strategies mean that modern armies most stop… — David Frum
On September 17, 1914, Erzberger, the well-known German statesman, an eminent member of the Catholic Party, wrote to the Minister of War, General von Falkenhayn,… — Georges Clemenceau
Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets. — Albert J. Nock
The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps. — Maggie Stiefvater
I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I put the dog on the table… — Jean Dujardin
All stable processes we shall predict. All unstable processes we shall control. Describing John von Neumann's aspiration for the application of computers sufficiently large to… — Freeman Dyson
Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von… — Ellie Kemper
I am convinced that of all the people on the two sides of the great curtain, the space pilots are the least likely to hate… — Konrad Lorenz
During the first half of the present century we had an Alexander von Humboldt, who was able to scan the scientific knowledge of his time… — Hermann von Helmholtz
If thou art something bring thy soul and interchange with mine. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller. — Friedrich Schiller
When I began my physical studies [in Munich in 1874] and sought advice from my venerable teacher Philipp von Jolly...he portrayed to me physics as… — Max Planck
If you asked an 18-year-old what they want to do with their life, and the options are 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he's probably shipping… — Shia LaBeouf
If you look underneath the surface of the Tea Party movement, on the other hand, you will find that it is not sophisticated. It's not… — Karl Rove
Was aus Liebe getan wird, geschieht immer jenseits von Gut und Böse. (What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.) — Friedrich Nietzsche
...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms, while retreating from one line in the sand to… — David Brin
Investigation?" Isabelle laughed. "Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names." "Good idea," said Jace. "I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein. — Cassandra Clare
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe — Anthony Bourdain
Von Loewe really should know me well enough by now to realize that I am not going to face my execution without a fight. Or… — Elizabeth Wein
Look at me!’ I screeched. ‘Look at me, Amadeus von Linden, you sadistic hypocrite, and watch this time! You’re not questioning me now, this isn’t… — Elizabeth Wein
Who is Dr. A. von Holstein? And is he related, by chance, to a race of cows? — Darynda Jones

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