Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive.

We tell you, tapping on our brows,The story as it should be,As if the story of a houseWere told or ever could be.

Edwin Robinson

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

Niccolo Machiavelli

One wanted, she thought, dipping her brush deliberately, to be on a level with ordinary experience, to feel simply that's a chair, that's a table, and yet at the same time, It's a miracle, it's an ecstasy.

Virginia Woolf

My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.

George Papandreou

Among the worries of today's business executives is the large number of unemployed still on the payroll.

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The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

This fell sergeant, death, is strict in his arrest

William Shakespeare

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Fidel Castro

Long hair is an unpardonable offence which should be punishable by death.

Steven Patrick Morrissey

In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.

Alexis de Tocqueville

In general, the short game has been most effective. Besides working hard on it I always used my imagination with a touch of feel in my hands. You should hit the ball according to what your mind dictates but previously you should visualise the shot. This can be achieved with extremely high concentration. All the difficult shots are hit with the hands. I have hit shots simply by visualising the run of the ball. I had no problem in doing this because my mind clearly indicated I could not miss. I do not stand out any particular shot because it is necessary to believe in yourself to overcome any difficulties.

Seve Ballesteros, Responding to

If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.

Mason Cooley