Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes

Many things about our bodies would not seem to us so filthy and obscene if we did not have the idea of nobility in our heads.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 1, 1742 - February 24, 1799

Topics

NobilityThingsSeemUsWouldIdea

For John Wilkes Booth, sweeping, grand gestures were a way of life. It was how he navigated his way through this world. The bigger and bolder, the better.

Jesse Johnson

LifeWorldBetterWayBiggerGrand

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds.

Jeremy Rifkin

LawControlSeedsCreatingGone

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.

John F. Kennedy

ResponsibilityYouHousePersonOnly

The Apple IIc, with its 128KB of RAM, 125KB floppy drive, word processor, and spreadsheet application, did everything I could imagine a computer doing at the time.

Andrew Rosenthal

TimeDriveDoingAppleEverything

If I would be in this business for business, I wouldn't be in this business.

Sol Hurok

BusinessWould

I wait and see what scripts come my way and then try and make a decision within the choices that I'm offered. I see what turns up, and if it's something I'd really rather not do, or I think it's too similar to something I've just done, I'll wait and hope for something else.

Steven Mackintosh

HopeDecisionWaitChoicesThink

I've had friends who did pilots, and I'd say, 'What happened to that?' and they'd say, 'It didn't go,' and it literally goes into a void of nothingness because no one gets to see it. All that money and talent and time put into it.

Rosemarie DeWitt

TimeMoneyTalentFriendsGoSay

The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life.

Miriam Margolyes

LifeCuriousJoyMy LifeEverything

We tend not to use the biggest resource in healthcare - the patients themselves. So I'm trying to figure out possible uses for digital technologies like Facebook but also real-life social networks to improve healthcare provision.

Lucien Engelen

TryingHealthcarePossibleDigital

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

Drew Carey

WorkCompetitionPeopleBetterLike

I grew up listening to cabaret. At 7 and 8 years old, I was already singing like a club performer.

Annaleigh Ashford

ListeningSingingOldYearsClubUp

By allowing super wealthy corporations and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, tax havens are denying governments' revenue that could and should be spent on schools, healthcare, and other essential services.

Winnie Byanyima

HealthcareTaxFairRevenueShare

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