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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Quotes

A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: dutch
Birth: 1632 - 1723

Topics

Man Thoughts Busy Always Anything

In the entertainment business, everybody is desperately insecure, and the guys in Silicon Valley seem to be slightly overconfident.

Business Entertainment Seem Valley

Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

Brain You Engage Weapon Your Before

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.

Work Home Day Speak Next Something

I don't follow what is in fashion now; I just listen to myself and what I like... I wait for the right occasion or see how I feel each day.

Myself Day Wait Fashion Feel Follow

I believe in humans.

Believe I Believe I Believe In Humans

It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence.

Mind Impossible Miracles Human Take

I think I learned years ago when I went to Hawaii that you don't bring puka shells back. You've got to be careful of your vacation purchases.

Vacation Think You Hawaii Back

I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of consequence, and why I have made a very clear and unwavering commitment to remain absolutely apolitical.

Positive Work Commitment Believe Why

When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally. I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already stronger than I. He won normally.

Me Stronger Television Lost Never

As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow make par from them. I thought that was fun.

Fun Trees Thought Golf Try Balls

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

Nicolas Chamfort

Death Sleep Sickness Living Relief

Right now, I've really started to just go out there and showcase my full ability, but it's going to be a surprise. That's why you don't see me on social media right now posting videos of me shooting and everything: because I want it to be special when I come back. I want to have people guessing, so it's going to be good.

Good Social Media People Me Surprise

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