Lewis Thomas Quotes

Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

Lewis Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1913 - December 3, 1993

Topics

LanguageHandMatterHumanUs

Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of the Most High. Such are the purity and certainty of his judgments, that he cannot be partial in our favor.

John Woolman

CertaintyPurityHighEarsSlaves

It's fun to play a character that you can identify with.

Sriti Jha

CharacterFunYouPlayIdentify

I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.

Tony D'Souza

MorningWritingPoemShouldEvery

Many of us in the jockeys' room are wasting to ride many pounds below our natural weight, but all the while you are doing that, you also want to ensure that you are as strong as possible so that you can give your mount every possible chance in a race.

Tony McCoy

RideChanceStrongDoingYouWant

Your performance in the world is simply the result of the things you believe.

Robin S. Sharma

WorldPerformanceBelieveResultYou

I certainly respect the belief of the Hobby Lobby owners. On the other hand, they have no constitutional right to foist that belief on the hundreds and hundreds of women who work for them who don't share that belief.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

WorkWomenRespectHobbyHandRight

I think I was just very determined, on a whole other level, just to play in this league.

Chris Harris, Jr.

ThinkPlayDeterminedLevelWhole

I was very fortunate that all my holidays I'd spend with my grandfather, experiencing a much more traditional way of life and listening to these wonderful stories, which I now feel are such an important part of Indian thinking.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

LifeListeningThinkingHolidaysWay

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Winston Churchill

CourageQualityOthersHumanFirst

Despite my love affair with skyscraper heels, luckily for my feet I rarely wear them - preferring, instead, the comfort and child-handling practicalities of a pair of trainers.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

LoveFeetComfortHeelsWearAffair

All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.

Tiger Woods

BeautifulBestTryingI CanMatters

The breakup of the former Soviet Union has caused its grain output to plummet, but if the new republics recover economically, they could produce vast amounts of food.

Norman Borlaug

FoodNewSovietSoviet UnionUnion

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