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John Boyd Orr Quotes

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: scottish
Birth: September 23, 1880 - June 25, 1971

Topics

Knowledge Society New Civilization

Emotions fascinate me, just being able to express myself through acting. I love that. And I think, in everyday life, you're always trying to repress your emotions. Like if you're sad, you don't want to show it to someone else.

Life Love Sad Myself Me Think

My personal mission statement is to combine the intimately human and the grandly cosmic. I like to think that science fiction works on these two different scales.

Robert J. Sawyer

Science Think Mission Personal Human

It is only the consciousness of a nonexistence which allows us to realize for moments that we are living.

Moments Living Realize Consciousness

Governments are out of control, irresponsible, never have enough money, never tighten their own belts, and when they are forced to, they always threaten to shut down police departments and teachers and all these things.

Money Police Control Enough Down

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

Government I Am Open Georgia Honest

There is nothing terribly wrong with my face, even if some of its parts aren't very inspiring.

Face Wrong Nothing Even Some Very

All great novels, all true novels, are bisexual.

Great True Bisexual Novels

Nigerian politics has been, since the military dictatorships, largely non-ideological. Rather than a battle of ideas, it is about who can pump in the most money and buy the most access.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Money Politics Ideas Battle Military

I learned at an early age that using the third person will push some buttons.

Age Push Early Person Will Buttons

I love Cher Lloyd's music. I didn't actually hear her music as I was creating my own, but it's cool that we have styles that are considered to be similar.

Bridgit Mendler

Love Music Cool Creating My Own Own

I'll get depressed out on the road simply because I'm not being the mama that's cooking supper every night, or that's fixing my husband's plate and my baby's plate. You miss those things, and I miss them.

Ashton Shepherd

Cooking Baby Night Road Husband You

I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled.

Women Time Writing Long You Through

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