We Thought Quotes

319 quotes by 276 authors

Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our… — E. O. Wilson
Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children. — Keith Johnstone
In the 1920s, we thought the problems associated with alcohol could be solved by police and jails. Prohibition taught us we were wrong. The strategy… — Unknown Author
The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're… — Pema Chodron
It's very satisfying to take a problem we thought difficult and find a simple solution. The best solutions are always simple. — Ivan Sutherland
We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we… — Theresa May
As a matter of fact, when compression technology came along, we thought the future in 1996 was about voice. We got it wrong. It is… — Steve Buyer
Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world… — John Ashcroft
We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of… — Dario Fo
If we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The problem is we don't know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books â€“… — James Lovelock
The problem is we donâ€™t know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books â€“… — James Lovelock
The whole point of science is that most of it is uncertain. That's why science is exciting--because we don't know. Science is all about things… — Freeman Dyson
True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of… — Bill W.
We attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty of nature breaks… — Charlotte Mason
Everyone in the world needs someone they can depend on. Be their faithful friends, determined advocates, or a loving family. But occasionally in life, the… — Mary Alice
In short, realism reveals. Where we thought nothing worthy of notice, it shows everything to be rife with significance. — George Parsons Lathrop
The coming of Christ means a denial of what we thought we were. It means destroying the white devil in us. Reconciliation to God means… — James H. Cone
Change really isn't as hard as we thought if we capture people's interest and give them enjoyable, worthwhile experiences. — Michael Fullan
Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising pretty… — Nicholas Stern

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