Widely Quotes

348 Widely quotes by 319 unique authors

Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writing—and finishing—a novel is a great thing in… — Garth Nix
It is ironic that the scientific facts throw Darwin out, but leave William Paley, a figure of fun to the scientific world for more than… — Fred Hoyle
The Christian philosopher has a perfect right to the point of view and prephilosophical assumptions he brings to philosophic work; the fact that these are… — Alvin Plantinga
Read widely of others' experiences, even if it'd be more comfortable to snuggle back in the comforting cotton-wool of blissful ignorance. — Sylvia Plath
Significant inventions are not mere accidents. The erroneous view [that they are] is widely held, and it is one that the scientific and technical community,… — Unknown Author
By the time that product is ready to be distributed widely, it will already have established customers. — Eric Ries
The Bible became the book of books, but it is not one document. It is a mystical library of interwoven texts by unknown authors who… — Simon Sebag-Montefiore
The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit it, dictators… — Charles Colson
But that methodology where players are pitted against other unfamiliar players has been so widely adapted now that anybody plays with everybody. — Derek Bailey
A society that is in its higher circles and middle levels widely believed to be a network of smart rackets does not produce men with… — C. Wright Mills
I am now experiencing perfect health, abundant prosperity and complete and utter happiness. This is true because the world is full of charming people who… — Catherine Ponder
Until the 19th century, the term 'to consume' was used mainly in its negative connotations of 'destruction' and 'waste'. Tuberculosis was known as 'consumption', that is, a… — Petr Skrabanek
Along the way [Mozart] got married; fathered seven children (two of whom survived into adulthood); performed as a pianist; violinist; and conductor; maintained a successful… — Robert Greenberg
Its the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but to… — Peter Benenson
E-learning as we know it has been around for ten years or so. During that time, it has emerged from being a radical idea---the effectiveness… — Stephen Downes
Laissez-faire capitalism, or anarchocapitalism, is simply the economic form of the libertarian ethic. Laissez-faire capitalism encompasses the notion that men should exchange goods and services,… — Karl Hess
Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. — Linda Chavez
Art schools are partly the villain here. (Never mind that I teach in them.) This generation of artists is the first to have been so… — Jerry Saltz
Big bang cosmology is probably as widely believed as has been any theory of the universe in the history of Western civilization. It rests, however,… — Unknown Author
Life is an 'open-book' exam, but the problem is that most of the students don't have the 'book', or refuse to open it-a fact that… — Neal A. Maxwell
There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the… — Unknown Author
How much freedom I have depends on the number and nature of my options. And that, in turn, depends both on the rules of the… — Unknown Author
Some critics of my work took the view that a satirist should defer to the finer feelings of his readers and respect widely held beliefs. — David Low
No matter how widely you have travelled, you haven't seen the world if you have failed to look into the human hearts that inhabit it. — Donald C. Peattie
Each of the essays in this volume ranges widely across technical and philosophical domains. They examine both familiar automatons from throughout history and delight us… — Rodney Brooks

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