#dr

To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters. ↗

— Serge Lang

#biology #certain #competence #does #evaluate

The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three. ↗

— George Orwell

#poverty #stealing #food

I keep thinking someone's gonna show up and say, 'There's been a big mistake. The guy next door is supposed to be drawing the cartoon. Here's your shovel.' ↗

— Gary Larson

#big #big mistake #cartoon #door #drawing

There are few things more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own. ↗

— Doug Larson

#few #few things #more #own #satisfying

The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. ↗

— Hugh Latimer

#falling #hole #maketh #oft #rain

The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution. ↗

— Matt Lauer

#constitution #deadline #draft #failed #final

Grâce au rêve, nous pouvons tous être fous en toute quiétude chaque nuit de notre vie. ↗

— Charles A. Fisher

#dreams

Since the age of five I had been one of those people who was an indefatigable reader, more inclined to go off by myself with a book than do any of the dozens of things that children usually do to amuse themselves. I never aged out of it. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#children #entertainment #readers #reading #solitude

Va' a prendere le tue cose," ha detto. " I sogni richiedono fatica. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#dreams

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

#critical #decreased #drive #driving #functions