William Robertson Smith Quotes

This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths.

William Robertson Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PlaceStudyMythologyTakeAncient

Equally, though, there are guys who play England Under 19 who don't even play First Class cricket. It is a watershed in the careers in many ways.

Andy Pick

CricketPlayClassFirstFirst Class

At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will.

Andy Richter

GameThinkTelevisionWillAlways

This industry is tough on relationships. I've always thought that my wife should have a credit up alongside mine because I couldn't do what I do without her support.

Jeff Bridges

WifeSupportToughThoughtCredit

I hate when rappers do interviews. They say stuff like, 'If I wasn't doing this, I'd be dead or in jail.' Like, damn, those are the only two options? What about managing Kinkos?

Tony Rock

HateDoingSayDamnJailDead

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.

Ronald Reagan

WorldIntentionEconomyOverOath

I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.

Michael Schenker

BelievePersonNobodyUniqueness

My genre is the pop ballad with a touch of R&B.

Luis Fonsi

TouchPopGenreBallad

Airlines are very competitive.

Lucio Tan

CompetitiveVeryAirlines

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.

Jean de la Bruyere

PeopleHardPalaceMarbleCourt

It is of no consequence whether a man of genius have learned either art or science before twenty-five: all that is necessary, or even desirable, is that his powers should be unfolded, his emulation roused, and his habits conducted into a right channel.

William Godwin

ScienceArtManGeniusRightHabits

It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech, and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well.

Thomas Dolby

DoingYearEarlyCompanyHighUp

I wanted to do films because I loved certain stories.

Nushrat Bharucha

LovedBecauseStoriesWantedCertain

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by William Robertson Smith