Word Quotes

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Competition, which is the instinct of selfishness, is another word for dissipation of energy, while combination is the secret of efficient production. — Edward Bellamy
A man's word and his intestinal fortitude are two of the most honorable virtues known to mankind. — Jim Nantz
There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published. — J.A. Konrath
The word 'chance' then expresses only our ignorance of the causes of the phenomena that we observe to occur and to succeed one another in… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
The impossibility of separating the nomenclature of a science from the science itself, is owing to this, that every branch of physical science must consist… — Antoine Lavoisier
There is always the danger in scientific work that some word or phrase will be used by different authors to express so many ideas and… — Gilbert N. Lewis
Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word. — Eric Gill
The truest communication with God is absolute, total silence; there is not a single word in existence that can convey this communication. — Bernadette Roberts
Painting is with me but another word for feeling. — John Constable
Life is just a dirty four-letter word: W-O-R-K. — J. P. McEvoy
When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word of truth given to me, that word becomes the one… — AndrÃ© Brink
The word "mathematics" is a Greek word and, by origin, it means "something that has been learned or understood," or perhaps "acquired knowledge," or perhaps… — Salomon Bochner
It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom… — Ben Moreell
And when with excellent Microscopes I discern in otherwise invisible Objects the Inimitable Subtlety of Nature's Curious Workmanship; And when, in a word, by the… — Robert Boyle
In the expressions we adopt to prescribe physical phenomena we necessarily hover between two extremes. We either have to choose a word which implies more… — Arthur Schuster
In fact, Gentlemen, no geometry without arithmetic, no mechanics without geometry... you cannot count upon success, if your mind is not sufficiently exercised on the… — Unknown Author
...only we don't call it 'ignorance', we call it 'faith'. What a horrible little word that is - faith - exuding as it does its… — Pat Condell
Obvious is the most dangerous word in mathematics. — Eric Temple Bell
.. since it was true that study, even when done properly, can only teach us what wisdom, right conduct and determination consist in, they wanted… — Michel de Montaigne
I have been asked what I mean by my word of honor. I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls - walls of stone… — Karl G. Maeser
Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be… — Confucius
You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and… — Boyd K. Packer
For an individual we distinguish integrity as a matter of that person's word being whole and complete, and for a group or organizational entity as… — Werner Erhard
Oversimplifying somewhat, honoring your word as we define it means you either keep your word (do what you said you would do and by the… — Werner Erhard
Honoring your word is also the route to creating whole and complete social and working relationships. In addition, it provides an actionable pathway to earning… — Werner Erhard

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