John B. S. Haldane Quotes

In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better.

John B. S. Haldane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WordsThoughtBetterEmotionSymbols

What happens at 90 is that I don't walk so good, my eyes are going, I can't hear well, and I'm getting all of the 90s residuals.

Jerry Lewis

GoodEyesWalkGoingWellHappens

The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin', in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same.

John Thorn

YouthGrowSummerOldSameHeroes

I don't have a traditional design background, but it's inherent to me. My father was in the fabric industry, and even my grandfather and my great-grandfather were lace manufacturers.

Stacey Bendet

FatherMeDesignGrandfatherLace

My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day.

Tori Bowie

TimeBestDayDo Your BestMeCare

You can hear the Celtic heartbeat all over Europe and America, from Bing Crosby to Jack White, from the Smiths to My Bloody Valentine, from House of Pain to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

Rob Sheffield

PainAmericaYouHouseWhiteOver

Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

LifeChanceFeelYouReadyNever

I'm a typical guy. Driving cars and speed are really fun.

Luke Mably

FunDrivingSpeedGuyTypical

I take really good care of my body.

Doutzen Kroes

GoodCareBodyTakeReally

I mean, you know, God knows everything, but I'm not quite that good. Every once in a while, something will slip by me.

Bob Schieffer

GoodGodMeYouKnowMean

Books do furnish a room.

Anthony Powell

RoomBooksFurnish

Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But, precisely because they are outsiders, they are usually in a poor position to fix them.

Atul Gawande

PoorFixFirstPositionBe The First

The ancient media of speech and song and theater were radically reshaped by writing, though they were never entirely supplanted, a comfort perhaps to those of us who still thrill to the smell of a library.

Alison Gopnik

WritingSongLibraryMediaSpeech

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