"I know myself as mortal, but this raises……" — Charles Lindbergh
"I know myself as mortal, but this raises the question: "What is I?" Am I an individual, or am I an evolving life stream composed of countless selves?"
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Charles Lindbergh
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104 Quotes by Charles Lindbergh
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[I] grew up as a disciple of science. I know its fascination. I have felt the godlike power man derives…
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Why should anyone think a white skin superior in evaluating the qualities of human life? I did not really admire…
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These phantoms speak with human voices . . . able to vanish or appear at will, to pass in and…
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Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But…
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The improvement of our way of life is more important than the spreading of it. If we make it satisfactory…
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Our survival, the future of our civilization, possibly the existence of mankind, depends on American leadership
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If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots…
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Unless science is controlled by a greater moral force, it will become the Antichrist prophesied by the early Christians.
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We are in the grip of a scientific materialism, caught in a vicious cycle where our security today seems to…
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In honoring the Wright Brothers, it is customary and proper to recognize their contribution to scientific progress. But I believe…
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Our emphasis on science has resulted in an alarming rise in world populations, the demand and ever-increasing emphasis of science…
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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
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