Quotes about t
traveller
[Alexander von Humboldt was the] greatest scientific traveller who ever lived. Charles Darwin
two way different
Linnaeus and Cuvier have been my two gods, though in very different ways, but they were mere schoolboys to old Aristotle.
thinking natural natural-selection
I think it can be shown that there is such an unerring power at work in Natural Selection, which selects exclusively for the good of each organic being.
thinking people genius
Even people who aren’t geniuses can outthink the rest of mankind if they develop certain thinking habits.
theory-of-evolution creation-science evolution-of-man
If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.
tattoo country south
Not one great country can be named, from the polar regions in the north to New Zealand in the south, in which the aborigines do not tattoo themselves.
thinking competition suffering
I think it inevitably follows, that as new species in the course of time are formed through natural selection, others will become rarer and rarer, and finally extinct. The forms which stand in closest competition with those undergoing modification and improvement will naturally suffer most.
theory-of-evolution facts peculiar
The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an improved theory, is it then a science or faith?
teamwork creativity knowledge
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
taxes
We can't live without taxes, but we sure would like to have good ones. Charles Adams
thinking rights movement
I think that the thing that we learned back in the day of the Civil Rights Movement is that you do have to keep on keeping on. Charlayne Hunter-Gault
tired promise faces
Are you tired of sand being kicked in your face? I promise you new muscles in days! Charles Atlas
thinking media people
If the ad is bad people get turned off. That's 125 million potential viewers, so you just killed reach. But there's also a big potential payoff. I think it does pay off because you get a lot of traffic, a lot of free public relations(in media stories). It helps position themselves for the next round of financing. Charlene Li
two portal nightmare
In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare.
technology marketing conversation
Twitter is not a technology. It's a conversation and it's happening with or without you.
technology community levels
But the technology was accessible, which suggests incompetence on the part of our counterintelligence community and the Clinton Administration, and may in fact rise to the level of treason. Charles Bass
tools machines computer
China has legally purchased high performance computers, advanced machine tools, and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment from several American companies.
technology policy-making issues
I am in the process of trying to decide whether I can make a substantive and productive contribution to the policy-making process. I was always there because I wanted to work on the pressing issues of the day - I'm interested in energy, I'm interested in the climate bill and technology policy.
thinking government long
But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.
technology design administration
Why did the Clinton Administration continue to liberalize export controls on sensitive technologies even after it learned that China had stolen designs?
technology labs weapons
The committee's finding that China stole sensitive technology from U.S. weapons research labs is alarming.
technology government design
The U.S. government knew that China wanted to acquire sensitive U.S. technology, and instead of implementing a policy to prevent them from acquiring the information, the government all but gave them an invitation to take our equipment and designs.
teaching school drawing
Mechanical Notation ... I look upon it as one of the most important additions I have made to human knowledge. It has placed the construction of machinery in the rank of a demonstrative science. The day will arrive when no school of mechanical drawing will be thought complete without teaching it. Charles Babbage
time wish computer
Mr. Herschel brought with him the calculations of the computers, and we commenced the tedious process of verification. After a time many discrepancies occurred, and at one point these discordances were so numerous that I exclaimed, "I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam," to which Herschel replied, "It is quite possible."
thinking criticism may
There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.
tools increase wells
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
thinking fire hypocrisy
Mayor De Blasio's appointment of Bill Bratton as police commissioner is the height of hypocrisy. Asking Bratton to stop racial profiling and stop and frisk is like asking an arsonist to help you put out fires. Bratton along with his partner Giuliani started and supported racial profiling stops. A new progressive mayor? I think not! Charles Barron
thinking honest being-honest
I think you have an obligation to be honest. Charles Barkley
thinking
We're not all supposed to think alike.
thinking white black
I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
team player firsts
I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.
team flaws conferences
Every team in the Western Conference has flaws.
tattoo sorry stupid
White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they're stupid.