Thomas Huxley Quotes

The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions.

Thomas Huxley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 4, 1825 - June 29, 1895

Topics

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1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond, because of the quality of our demand and our sense of moral authority.

John Lewis

QualityPeopleMoralAuthorityGet

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

Max Eastman

MindBelievingAnythingImagineAble

I'm not big on lip color, but I like to have a little something.

Anna Kendrick

ColorLittleBigSomethingLikeLip

It's difficult for me to really temper my personality, but I am trying to be a little more sensible about it. If I really lose my temper, I go to my room and scream and shout, but I try not to lose it on people any more. I've never said something mean just like that. I've only said things in retaliation.

Sonam Kapoor

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It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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This is a tricky domain because, unlike simple arithmetic, to solve a calculus problem - and in particular to perform integration - you have to be smart about which integration technique should be used: integration by partial fractions, integration by parts, and so on.

Marvin Minsky

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The idea that you can get everything you want in one person is destructive, and maybe when you accept that the number is closer to 50 or 60 or 70 percent, that's when you can start to make some progress in choosing the right person.

Michelle Williams

ProgressRight PersonStartYouWant

I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.

Mindy Kaling

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Fashion only seems to make sense if it's rooted in some dimension of history or if it feels like a continuation of an idea.

Douglas Coupland

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I always wanted to be part of a movie that creates a different world.

Ansel Elgort

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We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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When people are infected by my charm, they don't see my size. My piercing deep blue eyes are distracting.

Peter Dinklage

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