Quetelet And Guerry Quotes

#1. It is only when we forget our learning, do we begin to know.

Henry David Thoreau

#2. Education is all paint - it does not alter the nature of the wood that lies under it, it only improves its appearance a little. Why I dislike education so much is, that it makes all people alike, until you have examined into them; and it sometimes is so long before you get to see under the varnish!

Lady Hester Stanhope

#3. If the true freedom of the press is to decide for itself what to publish and when to publish it, the true responsibility of the press must be to assert and defend that freedom ... What the press in America needs is less inhibition, not more restraint.

Tom Wicker

#4. Fight hard and don't fear death. There are far worse things in life - one being living a life you aren't proud of.

A.G. Riddle

#5. To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

E.W. Howe

#6. One never lets go of an illusion without replacing it with another.

Marty Rubin

#7. Amber saw getting infected as the ultimate commitment. Like her and the guy would be doomed to be with each other. Looking back, she figured a brush with death would make her really enjoy her life. Like she would feel more alive.

Chuck Palahniuk

#8. And he sets his mind to unknown arts

Ovid

#9. Most of us have nicknames - annoying, endearing, embarrassing.
But what about your true name?
It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the one to which you are most eager to respond when called.
Ever wonder why?
Your true name has the secret power to call you.

Vera Nazarian

#10. The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess.

Carter G. Woodson

#11. Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.

Kobe Bryant

#12. In the beginning, we made the usual mistake of looking at houses we could afford. I am working on a proposition, hereafter to be known as Kerr's law, which states in essence: All the houses you can afford to buy are depressing.

Jean Kerr