Michael Polanyi Quotes

So long as we use a certain language, all questions that we can ask will have to be formulated in it and will thereby confirm the theory of the universe which is implied in the vocabulary and structure of the language.

Michael Polanyi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: March 11, 1891 - February 22, 1976

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Steve Carell is good. I like him. Who else? Here's another depressing thing: animation has kind of taken over, too. You know, 'Family Guy?' I watch that because the guy is good.

Joe Flaherty

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Yes, it is frustrating to listen to those who foment fear, suspicion and intolerance, who don't know the mistakes of history, and are in the midst of repeating them. Have faith that the character of the American people as a whole is such that, in the end, we will choose not to drink this brand of soiled milk.

Jeh Johnson

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I think shows that are completely dramatic are a lie. People use humor to cope. That is how we deal with things. In the darkest situations, there's humor. And if you don't show that, you're not being true to real life.

Jenji Kohan

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I'm interested in everthing but passionate about nothing.

Jeanne Calment

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I want to be around for a long time. I want this to be a career. I want to sing like Tony Bennett. I want to be an old man and I want to go through all the ups and downs and I wanna still love what I do.

Michael Buble

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I'm pretty sarcastic, and sometimes that doesn't come across on the Internet. It seems like I'm being rude or stupid.

Sky Ferreira

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I keep reviewing my feelings about the supernatural.

Tony Visconti

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There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

Michelangelo

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Yeah, I probably got in too much trouble as a youth to be a politician.

Michael Kelly

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I've had trouble gaining access to certain people I'd really love to interview because they're worried I'll make fun of them. I'm a pretty private and self-conscious person, so I relate to that concern!

Lisa Hanawalt

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Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

Joyce Meyer

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I grew up really into comic books, and I actually thought I was going to be a comic-book artist. That was my ambition before I realized I couldn't keep characters looking the same from panel to panel.

Corey Stoll

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