Werner Heisenberg Quotes

One may say that in a state of science where fundamental concepts have to be changed, tradition is both the condition for progress and a hindrance. Hence, it usually takes a long time before the new concepts are generally accepted.

Werner Heisenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: December 5, 1901 - February 1, 1976

Topics

ScienceTimeProgressTraditionLong

One summer, when I was a kid, I was in the car with my stepfather, and he was asking me where I thought I ranked, on a scale of 1 to 10. I said, '6,' and he said, '3.' I think it was his way of telling me that I needed to get out and really attack life.

Jim Rash

LifeCarMeThinkThoughtSummer

I have seen too many screenwriters of promise become formula addicts and slaves to stop watch structure. Spend that time watching movies, reading screenplays, reading plays, and most importantly - write from your gut.

John Fusco

TimeReadingStopMoviesBecomeGut

I have no desire to carry a movie.

Amy Sedaris

DesireCarryMovieNo Desire

I feel it in my bones that if I had a kid, I would not either continue to write or have written the book I have done. So it's just me and the dog. I've always gotten along better with animals than I have with children, anyway.

Sonya Hartnett

DogChildrenMeBookBetterFeel

Over the past few years special interests have had a larger and larger say over who gets what in America, and the voices of average citizens are being shut out.

Marty Meehan

PastAmericaSaySpecialOverOut

I could take a cemetery and make all the tombstones beer companies. There's a lot of craft beers that came and went. A lot of them.

Jon Taffer

BeerCraftTakeCemeteryMakeThem

I guess the way to keep a grip on reality is just to take breaks in between albums like most normal bands do. Go home and be a person and hang out with your friends. Do separate things and get back to earth and write songs and go out there again.

Dolores O'Riordan

HomeRealityFriendsBackEarthGo

Being slim is the new elitism. Thinness today says that you are richer, smarter and more successful than the overweight masses.

David Zinczenko

TodayYouNewMoreSuccessfulBeing

I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help.

Deepak Chopra

Self-AwarenessYesDislikeWord

Because it equates tradition with prejudice, the left finds itself increasingly unable to converse with ordinary people in their common language.

Christopher Lasch

PeopleLanguageTraditionPrejudice

I would fain grow old learning many things.

Plato

LearningGrowOldThingsWouldMany

When I'm doing theatre, I prefer to be doing cinema. When I'm doing cinema, I prefer to be doing theatre.

Peter O'Toole

TheatreDoingCinemaPrefer

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