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William Herschel Quotes

All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings.

William Herschel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: November 15, 1738 - August 25, 1822

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Purpose More Human High Seem Sacred

Russia is a state within a state. To understand the population of Russia, you need to know the areas of the country; you need an understanding of the people and their interests.

Anatoly Karpov

People Understanding You Country

Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.

John Maynard Keynes

Words Thoughts Wild Little Ought

I struggled with each of these studies and I was uncertain about what they meant, and often confused, and then I tried to put together what I was seeing.

Robert Jay Lifton

Together Confused Seeing Uncertain

I want to take chances. I want to kind of step out of my comfort zone, whatever that may be.

Matt Hardy

Step Comfort Zone Comfort Want Kind

Any attempt to list the ten best science fiction novels is doomed to failure.

Ann Leckie

Failure Science Best Science Fiction

Jacques Derrida is a very important thinker and philosopher who has made serious contributions to both philosophy and literary criticism. Roland Barthes is the one I feel most affinity for, and Michel Foucault, well, his writing influenced my novel, 'Middlesex.'

Jeffrey Eugenides

Writing Criticism Feel Philosophy

When you think back to your first kiss, your hair is perfect and she was wearing a cool outfit. We remember it with restraint and we remember it with style. We remember it as idealistically as you can think.

Stephen Chbosky

Style Kiss Cool Hair Think Remember

Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.

Shirley Temple

Child Movies Still Even Ford Former

The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.

Tony Wilson

Relationship People Feel You Special

Every time I wrote fiction, I was discouraged, and every time I wrote nonfiction, I was encouraged.

Ron Chernow

Time Fiction Discouraged Nonfiction

I have written more than 100 novels and novellas since 1983 - I was first published in 1985. There was an overlap of three years with my teaching career, but finally I felt good enough about my writing career to quit teaching and write full time.

Mary Balogh

Good Time Writing Enough Career

The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism.

Mikhail Gorbachev

People Socialism Capitalism Dawn