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Franz Boas Quotes

Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 9, 1858 - December 21, 1942

Topics

History Path Impossible Opportunities

The writing is the first thing that goes when I get a little down. Just like... in terms of how I feel, it's like the writing is in the top five percent, and then that's the first part that gets shaved off, and I start down a little bit.

Writing Start Feel Down First Top

We made some mistakes. We had some managers we didn't like and had to get rid of, and that cost some money. Stuff like that. But overall, we did really well.

Money Mistakes Cost Well Get Stuff

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

Rufus Wainwright

Business I Am Writing Survive You

Some religious practitioners make absolutist claims for their beliefs: I've no interest in doing this, nor do I have any interest in converting people, which is doubtless a relief to anyone who has feared finding me on their doorstep asking if they'd like to know more about Odin.

People Me Doing Finding Know Asking

My first published writings were trying to take scientific concepts and make them clear for a general audience.

Trying First Audience Take Clear

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

Joshua Lederberg

School High School Trying Understand

I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into different levels philosophically. I like those kinds of movies, and I like those kinds of books.

Details Remember You Movies Mean Up

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius of some youth is more easily brought into action this way, than by the more sordid gratification of self-interest.

Joseph Lancaster

Youth Action Genius Way More Well

I've said it before: Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be. You know, he's been allowed to act unilaterally in a way that we've fought for decades.

Jonathan Turley

You Know Said Way President Always

I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.

Me Learn Help My Own Backwards Own

I had a migraine for about seven or eight straight days, and I was unable to sleep most nights.

Sleep Days Seven Straight Eight Had

I remember being at school during morning meeting and looking around at everybody, 350 kids, saying a prayer. We're all very young and no one knows what it means, and I remember feeling strange that people were just repeating words that they didn't understand. I refused to participate. For some reason I always rejected it, but respectfully.

Morning Prayer Words School People

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