Special Dictionary - Quotations

04 Mar 2009 17:24:38 +0100

Special Dictionary / Quotations

Original Location: http://www.special-dictionary.com/quotes/ ...

50 Inspirational Quotes That Make You Think

20 Apr 2008 22:23:24 +0100

By Ellesse Chow

I’ve always have this penchant for inspirational quotes. It’s amazing what those mere strings of words can do. Seemingly simple. Yet interestingly profound.

If ...

World of Inspiration - Quotations about love

29 Jan 2008 11:08:02 +0100

“Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”

Franklin P. Jones

“I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.&r ...

Quotations related to Creativity

23 Jul 2007 10:14:24 +0100

This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value too us.
- Western Union internal memo 1876

A successful work of art is not one which resolves contr ...

Love quotes

23 Jul 2007 09:43:07 +0100

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for
her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
That's love."- Rebecca - age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You know that your name is safe in their
mouth."- Billy - age 4< ...

Science quotations

28 Jun 2007 17:28:54 +0100
Albert Einstein:

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

Living Philosophies, 1931

1001 ways to save the world - and yourself

23 Mar 2006 09:23:47 +0100

1. Fight the good fight; we all can, in fact, stand up and make a difference. A woman named Betty Reese once said, "If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito."
2. Humour is one of the best ways not only to make a serious point, but also to instantly break down any barriers that may exist between two people.
3. Listen ...

Better world quotes

08 Dec 2005 08:43:21 +0100

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Benjamin Franklin US Statesman 1706-1790

Global Issues (2)

01 Nov 2005 16:20:37 +0100

“I dread our own power and our own ambition; I dread our being too much dreaded....We may say that we shall not abuse this astonishing and hitherto unheard-of-power. But every other nation will think we shall abuse it. It is impossible but that, sooner or later, this state of things must produce a combination against us which may end in our ruin.”— Edmund Burke, des ...

Global Issues (1)

01 Nov 2005 16:16:46 +0100

“If I had 6 hours to cut down a tree, I would spend 4 hours sharpening my axe!”— Old Chinese Martial Arts Master!

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”— Dom Helda Camara

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man ...

Youth

17 Sep 2005 16:35:20 +0100

You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

Timothy Leary
Original Location: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary ...

Gender equality

17 Sep 2005 16:34:02 +0100

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

Timothy Leary
Original Location: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary ...

300 billion stars

17 Sep 2005 16:31:00 +0100

"Tell a man that there are 300 billion stars in the universe, and he'll believe you.... Tell him that a bench has wet paint upon it and he'll have to touch it to be sure."

-Raimond Verwei (also credited to Max Planck
"Both social and biosocial factors are necessary to interpret crosscultural studies, with the general proviso that one's research interest determines which elements, ...

Science and religion quotes

17 Sep 2005 16:26:40 +0100

"A contradiction (between science and religion) is out of the question. What follows from science are, again and again, clear indications of God’s activity which can be so strongly perceived that Kepler dared to say (for us it seems daring, not for him) that he could ‘almost touch God with his hand in the Universe.’" - Walter Heitler

"All ...

Science - Wikiquote

17 Sep 2005 16:25:45 +0100

What is science?

"All models are wrong, but some are useful". - George E. P. Box

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting." - Ernest Rutherford

& ...

On Words

31 Jul 2005 14:42:10 +0100

When we have ideas they are deep and rich, yet to communicate them, even to ourselves, we have to make do with the paltry limitations of the language and our grasp of it. The best we can do is to work to master our words, for if we can do this we can use this lever to move marvellous see the many things within it which others have created and where we can create still more.

See also

goal. Or perhaps its that deep knowledge that lets you know what is a good idea and what is not. Whatever it is and ...

On Vision

31 Jul 2005 14:36:42 +0100

Visionary people can see future, at least in the form that they want it to be. Visions are useful things in that they act like a guiding beacon, pulling y ...

On Unpredictability

31 Jul 2005 14:35:56 +0100

One of the most annoying things about creativity, at least if you are trying to make money out of it, is that it is completely unpredictable. You can have a brilliant idea instantaneously and you can spend years pondering the same problem. Ah well, at least it& ...