William Robertson Smith Quotes

In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual.

William Robertson Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: November 8, 1846 - March 31, 1894

Topics

ReligionBetterNothingSavageTribe

It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

Jimmy Carter

GovernmentPeopleBelieveAmerican

If you look hard enough, you'll find something good about me and say it.

Jimmy Swaggart

GoodMeEnoughYouLookFind

I want to be able to make people laugh as hard as they possibly can, and I really think they need that.

Andrew Dice Clay

PeopleThinkLaughWantNeedHard

My mother was a courageous woman, and she had such tremendous love for life. She loved the natural world. She would wake us up in the middle of the night to go look at the moon. When I was a teenager, this was a source of great frustration because I wanted to sleep.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

LifeLoveMotherGreatWomanSleep

Britain punches way above its weight in science, and I think we need to continue to do that, and anything that makes it easier to bring scientists in will be very welcome.

John O'Keefe

ScienceWelcomeThinkWillWayNeed

Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline.

Jeff Goodell

AmericaHealthySkiesProjectDays

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.

Jean de La Fontaine

FearHappyLaughDieMustBefore

While many of my musicals deal with big themes and ideas, I don't intentionally go looking to write shows like that. A story will interest me, and then somewhere along the way, I discover that hidden inside are these epic themes.

Stephen Schwartz

MeIdeasLookingStoryGoWay

People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live in the country with my horse and I'll get a nine-to-five; I don't need this.

Stella McCartney

LivePeopleStrongThinkThought

There's so much stuff said about me that's not true, so now if something is hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true.

Tracey Emin

MeSayingWrongSaidNowTrue

Nobody in show business can possibly get away with making fun of their boss.

Jon Cryer

BusinessBossFunNobodyShowGet

If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.

Don Tapscott

WorkBusinessEmployeesYouCompany

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