Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom. Use this quote
I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world. Use this quote
Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Use this quote
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Use this quote
In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn't know art, just as it doesn't know freedom, just as it doesn't know goodness. Use this quote
The initial motivation of the experiment which led to this discovery was a subconscious feeling for the inexhaustible wealth of nature, a wealth that goes far beyond the imagination of man. Use this quote
The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it. Use this quote
Natural history is not about producing fables. Use this quote
When I grew up there wasn't air-conditioning or anything of that nature, and this old car had a wall thickness of about ten inches. So we had a little warmer house in the winter and a little cooler in the summer. Use this quote
Food is no longer sacred to us: in becoming too efficient we've changed its nature. Use this quote
We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature. Use this quote
For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family. Use this quote
A word after a word after a word is power. Use this quote
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. Use this quote
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Use this quote
Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal. Use this quote
When you're a kid, you have these big ideas and these big dreams to make a change, or maybe you feel like you can't make a difference. Use this quote
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. Use this quote
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility. Use this quote
I do not - I never believed it's better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. We want to detain as many terrorists as possible so we can elicit the intelligence from them in the appropriate manner so that we can disrupt follow-on terrorist attacks. Use this quote