#aw

Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#atlantic ocean #backward #crab #crawling #ever

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#judge #law #marks #own #student

No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#been #established #general #however #law

The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#confirmed #does #establishment #even #experiment

We could live at the present day without a Plato, but a double number of Newtons is required to discover the secrets of nature, and to bring life into harmony with the laws of nature. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#could #day #discover #double #harmony

I am still doing my due diligence. A vote on a Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment and when the court decides, it is the law of the land. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#appointment #court #decides #diligence #doing

I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat. ↗

— Maria Menounos

#being scared #edge #i #i love #love

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots. ↗

— Maria Menounos

#awesome #back #because #character #excited

Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play. ↗

— Johnny Mercer

#child #days #laugh #like #play

I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow. ↗

— Johnny Mercer

#cowboy #i #never #saw #who