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John B. S. Haldane Quotes

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

John B. S. Haldane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: November 5, 1892 - December 1, 1964

Topics

God Great Fire Flying Insult Been

I think one of the greatest enemies in the use of technology, however, is the idea that if you use the technology you have to throw other things out of the window.

Technology Window Think You Enemies

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

Family Man Go Want Movies Kind

Coming from an immigrant background, where a lot of parents don't want their kids to be comedians, success was just showing my mom that I could make a living. I was like, if I can get my mom off my back, that was my success.

Success Parents Mom Back I Can Want

I had a reporter ask me how much I weigh. I said to him, 'You go first: How much do you weigh?' People always ask me what I eat. Other artists don't get asked these questions.

People Me Questions You Go Said

Being an entrepreneur is more than a matter of simply starting a business.

Business Entrepreneur Matter More

Many more schools can be outstanding.

More Outstanding Many Schools

I have a lot of notoriety now because of the Stormy Daniels case. I was less well known before outside of legal circles.

Michael Avenatti

Legal Now Outside Circles Well Less

Mothers have this huge influence, and I feel like they're always teaching us from the day we're born what to be afraid of, what to be cautious of, what we should like, and what we should look like.

Day Influence Feel Look Born Afraid

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.

Want Will Days Call Even Anytime

I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.

Rodney Dangerfield

Me Said Ridiculous Everyone Being

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

Mary Catherine Bateson

Death Ending Story Meaning Timing

It's almost easy for me to write about a magnificent tropical village with orchids and dragonflies. That's intoxicating, but the United States is magical, too. We just forget this.

Luis Alberto Urrea

Me Easy Village Forget Write United

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