John B. S. Haldane Quotes

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

John B. S. Haldane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TeenBetterBoyIntelligentBright

I'm closer to Bob Newhart than Rodney Dangerfield.

Jim Gaffigan

CloserThanBobRodney

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Jill Abramson

RelationshipCriticismBetterPraise

I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me.

Stacy Keibler

AloneMeNightPerfectHouseBath

We've got a bit of growth a bit earlier than expected.

Stuart Rose

GrowthGotThanExpectedEarlier

Every abstract picture of the world is as impossible as a blueprint of a storm. Don't be ashamed because you're human: be proud! Inside you, vaults behind vaults open endlessly. You will never be finished, and that's as it should be.

Tomas Transtromer

StormWorldImpossibleProudPicture

Any mistakes that I make is an investment in my future.

Rose Namajunas

FutureMistakesInvestmentMakeAny

The most healthy way to be creative is to work with what you have and not sit around wishing you had something different.

Roisin Murphy

WorkCreativeYouHealthyWaySit

Strings of gravity vibrate at a different frequency than strings of light.

Roy H. Williams

LightGravityStringsDifferentThan

I'm not taking for granted being managed by Roc Nation. They have a lot of relations, and they have a reach that I clearly could benefit from.

Romeo Santos

ReachNationClearlyBeingBenefit

I did a show called 'Wonderland' a few years back, and I was fortunate enough to spend a full-on two weeks - I'm talking 13-15 hours a day - with the doctors and patients at Bellevue in New York. That served me well for 'Durham County.'

Michelle Forbes

DayNew YorkMeEnoughTalkingBack

As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought.

Dean Kamen

HappyPeopleGoldThoughtFighting

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

Chen Guangbiao

GoodHardChinaPhilanthropist

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