Quotations By Famous People

Quotations By Famous People

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The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
-- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist, historia...
Endurance is patience concentrated. -- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist, historia
What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
-- Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physici...
Every word or concept, clear as it may seem to be, has only a limited range of applicability.
-- Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physici...
Every tool carries with it the spirit by which it had been created.
-- Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physici...
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.
-- Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physici...
Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached.
-- Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physici...
Give the people a new word and they think they have a new fact.
-- Willa Cather (1873-1947) U.S. noveli...
A child's attitude toward everything is an artist's attitude.
-- Willa Cather (1873-1947) U.S. noveli...
What was any art but an effort to make a sheath, a mold in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself.
-- Willa Cather (1873-1947) U.S. noveli...

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