"If the 20th century taught us anything, it……" — Charles Platt
"If the 20th century taught us anything, it is to be cautious about the work impossible."
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18 Quotes by Charles Platt
Charles Platt has 18 quotes on this site.
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At 3-D Imax theaters, audiences have shown they are willing to pay a premium to wear headgear fitted with liquid-crystal…
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The landscape of the Net has changed; that cyberfrontier of the past has become a teeming city of people, transactions,…
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Everyone knows that the broadband era will breed a new generation of online services, but this is only half of…
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The always-on economy, by definition, depends upon continuous energy.
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Unsurprisingly, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) - once a luxury for room-sized computer installations - is now a standard item…
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When the International Space Station is finally launched, it will be fitted with special nickel-hydrogen batteries weighing a total of…
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Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by…
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Despite (or because of) a free public school system, millions of teenagers enter the work force without marketable skills. So…
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If low-temperature fusion does exist and can be perfected, power generation could be decentralized. Each home could heat itself and…
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Watching cold fusion is like watching water boil in slow motion. First, sufficient deuterium has to penetrate the palladium electrode.…
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Even if major funding is obtained for cold fusion, conceivably the phenomenon could suffer from problems as intractable as those…
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In Finland in the winter, when the sky is totally choked with clouds, the country becomes one big sensory deprivation…
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More Cautious Quotes
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one of 234 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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There are many talented people who haven't fulfilled their dreams because they over thought it, or they were too cautious,…
— James Cameron
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I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.
— Matt Cameron
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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform.
— Susan B. Anthony
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If you care about your personal liberty, you'll be cautious when you feel comfortable, blame all the illegal immigrants for…
— Ron Paul
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There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing…
— Chrissie Wellington
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Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
— Augustus
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Cautious of the flood so I always lay the right pipe.
— Drake
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While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others,…
— George Washington
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How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
— Homer
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The best lessons are usually learned from failure. You musn't beat yourself up if you fail - just pick yourself…
— Richard Branson
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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root.
— Robert Burns
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