Thomas Jefferson: A Quote
“Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they...
View ArticleSimeon Poisson: A Quote
“Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics.” – Poisson, Simeon (Mathematics Magazine, v. 64, no. 1, Feb. 1991)
View ArticleRoger Bacon: A Quote
“For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.” –Roger Bacon (Opus Majus part 4 Distinctia Prima cap 1, 1267)
View ArticleQuote: Michelangelo
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” –Michelangelo Update (1:00 PM): Forgot to look up this quote before posting...
View ArticleWinston Churchill: A Quote
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never–in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to...
View ArticleJoe Camp: A Quote
“This man [Monty Roberts] is responsible for us [Joe and Kathleen Camp] beginning our relationship with horses as it should begin, and propelling us onto a journey of discovery into a truly enigmatic...
View ArticleAristotle: A Quote
“Theories must be abandoned, unless their teachings tally with the undisputable results of observation.” –attributed to Aristotle in Fathers of Biology by Charles McCrae, within the last 30 seconds of...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Ladder
“If you don’t like climbing that ladder, then you need to build your own and be on top of it. I’ve never wanted to spend my life trying to ‘climb the ladder’, be it professionally or socially. I have...
View ArticleQuote on Reading
“When a man opens a book or fires a gun, he has no idea what the effect will be or how far the shot will travel.” – Louis L’Amour (from the novel Reilly’s Luck; hope I got the quote exact: I’m...
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“Life is an athletic event.” – Tammy Lopes, Division Chief, Reno Fire Department (in a video about a new health program of the Reno fire department)
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