#course

It is a great and beautiful spectacle to see a man somehow emerging from oblivion by his own efforts, dispelling with the light of his reason the shadows in which nature had enveloped him, rising above himself, soaring in his mind right up to the celestial regions, moving, like the sun, with giant strides through the vast extent of the universe, and, what is even greater and more difficult, returning to himself in order to study man there and learn of his nature, his obligations, and his end. ↗

— Jean Jacques Rousseau

#beauty

No one has free will until they are an adult, and by then the choices that were made for them, have already set them on a course that gives limited freedom in the choices to be made. ↗

— J.D. Stroube

#course #destination #fate #free-will #freedom

I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#course #day #i #i think #little

In Harvest of Stars, there is this notion, not original with me of course, that it will become possible to download at least the basic aspects of a human personality into a machine program. ↗

— Poul Anderson

#basic #become #course #download #harvest

One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st. ↗

— Clement Attlee

#19th century #20th century #another #been #century

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. ↗

— Count Basie

#course #lot #still #treat #ways

A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better. ↗

— Bobby Bowden

#better #could #course #ending #had

The course of business shapes public opinion. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#course #opinion #public #public opinion #shapes

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off. ↗

— Gaston Caperton

#advanced #bush #commitment #continues #courses

The number of students participating in A.P. has more than doubled in 10 years, and today almost 15,000 U.S. schools offer A.P. courses. ↗

— Gaston Caperton

#courses #doubled #more #number #offer