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John Eccles Quotes

We and our fellow men of all countries must realize that we share this wonderful, beautiful, salubrious earth as brothers and that there never will be anywhere else to go.

John Eccles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: australian
Birth: January 27, 1903 - May 2, 1997

Topics

Beautiful Men Earth Go Will Never

The hardest decisions in life are not between good and bad or right and wrong, but between two goods or two rights.

Joe Andrew

Life Good Decisions Bad Wrong Right

The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in Washington refuse to listen to the American people.

John Boehner

People American Stop Washington Top

If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?

Robert Gould Shaw

Age Literature You Gone Fine Made

For years, I wasn't in the least bit interested in opera.

Simon McBurney

Years Opera Interested Least Bit

I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.

Roger Federer

Child Me World Enough Early Dream

In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.'

Michael Keaton

Work Thankful Humor Grateful Simple

How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them?

Molly Ivins

Texas Trying Always Winds Up Come

The footballers' wives I know, they're teachers, midwives. They want to do something useful. One is working at my son's nursery, on her hands and knees, in Converse and jeans, teaching kids to count.

Louise Nurding

Son Hands Know Want Teachers Count

Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.

Luciano Pavarotti

Love Learning Music Reading Mail

What makes me different from everybody else just boils down to dissatisfaction.

Jay Electronica

Me Down Different Just Everybody

I'm sort of an old man, always tinkering in the backyard. Since I grew up playing outdoors, I still like to plant things, sit out on the deck, or go hiking.

Josh Duhamel

Man Outdoors Plant Old Man Go Out

I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

Courtney Barnett

Listening Bad Through Up Nirvana