Vilhjalmur Stefansson Quotes

The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 3, 1879 - August 26, 1962

Topics

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Money isn't everything, but the gaps between rich districts and poor districts ultimately mean a workforce that won't be as competitive as it could be, and individual Coloradans won't be as successful as they could be.

John Hickenlooper

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I started out playing traditional jazz, and I still do: I love standards, I love the music. But it must move on, and it must live and breathe, and continue to grow, and continue to change, and continue to mesh with other music - all that kind of stuff. Jazz can be on the playground too, you know.

Robert Glasper

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I don't clean, I don't make the bed. I spend my salary. I worry a lot. I just don't worry about socks on the floor.

Amanda Peet

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It's good to pay high taxes - you have free schools, free universities. It's a much more decent society than those where everybody pays their own way, and some people don't get anything.

Stellan Skarsgard

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I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.

Simon Sinek

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We are in the middle of an education recession.

Rod Paige

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As a musician, you never understand why people connect with certain songs.

Lisa Loeb

PeopleYouWhyUnderstandNever

The intensity of cyber conflict around the world is increasing, and the tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available.

Jared Cohen

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In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food.

Joseph Hume

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Considering I'm a young president, I wouldn't like to make an evaluation of myself. It's not my job to do that.

Dmitry Medvedev

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I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

Dolly Parton

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I've never really felt at home in L.A. I've only been here to work, and then I immediately go back to New York.

Dianne Wiest

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