Arthur Koestler Quotes

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories which once seemed to possess eternal life.

Arthur Koestler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: September 5, 1905 - March 1, 1983

Topics

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Broadcast television is designed to reach as many people as possible, right? There's an obligation that we as creators have to advertisers, and it is an advertising medium.

Jerrod Carmichael

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For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.

Robert Redford

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I have a large collection of biographies about jazz musicians.

Michael Connelly

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He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

Tryon Edwards

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I used to say that winning the Oscar means being back at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 1 A.M. feeling empty. It's the industry voting. It doesn't come from God. It doesn't change your life, really.

Mike Nichols

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I oppose Obamacare and believe it has failed. It drove up premiums, took insurance away from people who were promised otherwise, and usurped state programs.

Mitt Romney

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People selling content internationally need to be highly focused on selling the right product to the right buyer. If things don't succeed on a particular network, they're not going to stay on very long.

Jon Feltheimer

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It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.

Dick Durbin

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I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

Brad Paisley

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I'm a big fan of 'Mad Men.'

Bryan Cranston

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People are used to dealing with risk. You are told if you smoke, you are at higher risk of lung cancer. And I think people are able to also understand, when they are told they are a carrier for a genetic disease, that is not a risk to them personally but something that they could pass on to children.

Anne Wojcicki

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Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference.

Penn Jillette

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