Widely Quotes

348 Widely quotes by 319 unique authors

The present rate of progress [in X-ray crystallography] is determined, not so much by the lack of problems to investigate or the limited power of… — William Lawrence Bragg
...if there is a widely shared concept of intentional action... a philosophical analysis of intentional action that is wholly unconstrained by that concept runs the… — Unknown Author
For the powers of our mind, life, and body are bound to their own limitations, and however high they may rise or however widely expand,… — Sri Aurobindo
In a very real sense, therefore, advocacy of the doctrine of continuity [i.e evolutionism] has always necessitated on retreat from pure empiricism [i.e., logic an… — Michael Denton
Criticism is often not a science; it is a craft, requiring more good health than wit, more hard work than talent, more habit than native… — Jean de la Bruyere
It was, just as Kinski had predicted, suicide. He should never have done it. It is widely held by those who knew him, and Kinski… — Cintra Wilson
But it is my total conviction that all the trappings of good leadership are generic and widely applicable whether you are standing in a khaki… — Peter Cosgrove
FOOD is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and EXERCISE is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant. — Bill Phillips
Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of history,… — Paula Gunn Allen
Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are… — David Suzuki
No one suggests that writing about science will turn the entire world into a model of judgment and creative thought. It will be enough if… — Isaac Asimov
A man can write one book that can be great, but this doesn't make him a great writer-just the writer of a great book. .… — Anthony Burgess
To this culture warrior, gay marriage is not a vital issue. I don't believe the republic will collapse if Larry marries Brendan. However, it is… — Bill O'Reilly
The will of the nation is one of those phrases most widely abused by schemers and tyrants of all ages. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is… — Frederick Douglass
We need to make our own the ancient pastoral wisdom which... encouraged Pastors to listen more widely to the entire People of God. Significant is… — Pope John Paul II
The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it - The Territory is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. — Clara Barton
Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I've always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely… — Jimmy Webb
During the last century, and part of the one before, it was widely held that there was an unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief. The… — Albert Einstein

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