Thomas Huxley Quotes

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box.

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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Whether you work with a small or corporate press, the important thing is to have realistic expectations in terms of sales, promotion, and the work you have to do as an author promoting your novel.

Joe Meno

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This is my home. Home is where the disease is. As long as I stay in America, I'll never run out of subjects for songs.

Jello Biafra

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'Hamlet' is the best description of grief I've read because it dramatizes grief rather than merely describing it.

Meghan O'Rourke

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I have a very limited knowledge of recording, but the miracle of being able to capture sounds on magnetic tape and the miracle of electricity, and these little magnetic particles, is amazing to me.

Jeff Mangum

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I'm a creature of adaptation. I take advantage of the second and the moment. My comedy breathes; it's not really that predictable. I do have a linear style, but other than that, there's a lot of abstract. I just go off on what I'm thinking. I'm not that topical. I like to talk about me and my experiences.

Tommy Davidson

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I never drink wine. There's only one wine I like, but I forget what it's called. It tastes like Sprite.

Rob Gronkowski

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I don't know why, but I never felt I was gonna stay with the Stones forever, even right from the beginning.

Mick Taylor

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I'm a Vietnam veteran. I was here when there was no public support, not just for the effort in Vietnam, for the mission in Vietnam, but for our men and women in uniform.

Michael Mullen

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Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property.

Milton Friedman

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I didn't look like Rihanna. I was a bit chubby. I had puppy fat. I had a moustache. I didn't want to have lips; I didn't want a bum. I grew out of it, but I feel like everyone went through that phase of wanting to be skinny.

Jorja Smith

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When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.

Don Nelson

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My world is much bigger than music, and that's why I always fight the 'rock' label.

Anton Corbijn

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