Crisis Quote by William Faulkner

It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma... which human ingenuity may not, by proper application, resolve.

— Edgar Allan Poe

The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and…

— Henri Nouwen

There was one field in which man was unsurpassed; he showed unlimited ingenuity in devising bigger and more efficient ways to kill off, enslave,…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Man is made for error; it enters his mind naturally, and he discovers a few truths only with the greatest effort.

— Frederick The Great

“And by this experience his knowledge was reduced to diffidence, so that when asked how sounds were created he used to answer tolerantly that…

— Dava Sobel

“The man who articulate the movements of his inner life, who can give names to his varied experiences, need no longer be a victim…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his faculties: perception, invention, improvisation.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“He’s only ever wanted solace. To thrive in the crevices of existence, slip into the dark cracks of life and avoid the noise. But…

— Daniel Abbott

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

— Bob Richards

“He had to learn how not to let his eyes be bewildered by manifestations, and thereby learn to treat appearances as signs and codes…

— Ben Okri

“... to his efforts to perpetuate man: but he has preserved nothing but sensations; and, although his invention was incomplete, he at least foreshadowed…

— Adolfo Bioy Casares

What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains confine to…

— African Spir