What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead. Norbert Wiener
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies. Francis Wright
I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. Thomas Erskine
I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do. Gwyneth Paltrow
The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you. Pope John Paul II
On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It is these individual actions that give rise most of the time to abstraction from objects. Jean Piaget
Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married partners who are faithful to one another, is there not a hint that affection might be an important aspect of sex? Even love? Andrew Greeley
I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I will be where I'm supposed to be at nighttime, on stage, in front of people, doing my thing. Henry Rollins
We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are. Harold Bloom
You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power. Erika Slezak
I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around. Hamilton Jordan
There's no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries, and that's allocated according to political muscle. Peter Brimelow
I learned early on, having known the most handsome, successful, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, don't ever spend too much time looking in the mirror. Robert Stack
As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women. Julie Burchill
