Quote by George Bernard Shaw on Optimism and Pessimism
“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.”
George Bernard Shaw
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Overcoming Impossibility – Quote by George Bernard Shaw
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
George Bernard Shaw
Quote by George Bernard Shaw on Faith and Success
“Don’t lose faith. Promise yourself that you will be a success story, and I promise you that all the forces of the universe will unite to come to your aid; you might not feel today or for a while, but the longer you wait the bigger the prize.”
George Bernard Shaw
Rumi’s Powerful Quote: How One Fact Can Beat 40 Scholars
“You can beat 40 scholars with one fact, but you can’t beat one idiot with 40 facts”
Rumi
Alexander von Humboldt on Science and Mathematics
“One forgets that the sciences have an intrinsic purpose and loses sight of the truly literary interest, the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Mathematics loses none of its dignity when regarded merely as an object of speculation, as inapplicable to solving practical problems.”
Alexander von Humboldt
Quote by Eugen Rosenstock on Belief and Support
“He who believes in nothing still needs a girl to believe in him.”
Eugen Rosenstock
Quote by Eugen Rosenstock about Love and Sexuality
“Sexuality throws no light upon love, but only through love can we learn to understand sexuality.”
Eugen Rosenstock
Charles T. Tart Quote: The Power of Media over Truth and Reality
“If it is not in the media… it did not happen. If it did not happen, but is in the media… we believe it has happened.”
Charles T. Tart
Richard Nixon Quote: Why the American People Trust Television – Unveiling the Truth!
“The American people don’t believe anything until they see it on television.”
Richard Nixon
Erich Limpach Quote: Why Uncritical Thinking Is Dangerous
“If people continue to allow themselves to be talked into believing yesterday’s lies as today’s truths, then tomorrow’s whip will make them painfully aware, too late, of the dangers that laziness of thought has in its wake.”
Erich Limpach