- Nov 07, 2020
May Quotes
Words shaped by possibility and doubt.
These may quotes range from an honest admission of lingering insecurity carried from childhood, to a scientific point about how measurement affects what can be known about the past. Another notes that even the clearest concept only applies within limits. Related reflections continue in our April quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the Jewish people, after nearly 2,000 years of exile, under relentless persecution, became a nation again on 14 May 1948 the 'fig tree' put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was 'at the door,' ready to return.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
The monotony of a long heroic poem may often be pleasantly relieved by judicious interruptions in the perfect succession of rhymes, just as the metre may sometimes be adorned with occasional triplets and Alexandrines.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Patent monopoly creates a lot of problems. It allows the patentee to charge the maximum to consumers. This may not be a problem if the patented product is a luxury item, like parts that go into a smartphone, but can violate basic human rights if it involves things such as life-saving drugs.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
The planet will adapt to anything. Maybe we should start to use the heart and the brain that we've been given to organize ourselves. Because if we keep screwing up things, we may be just passing by in the history of the planet.
- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.
- Nov 07, 2020
Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry.
- Nov 07, 2020
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
- Nov 07, 2020