#ge

I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. ↗

— Edward Tufte

#approximations #certainly #closer #discoverable #generous

My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided. ↗

— Edward Tufte

#cognitive #culture #gender #here #idea

A boxer's diet should be low in fat and high in proteins and sugar. Therefore you should eat plenty of lean meat, milk, leafy vegetables, and fresh fruit and ice cream for sugar. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#boxer #cream #eat #fat #fresh

If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#depended #human #human lives #judged #lives

Tears are the silent language of grief. ↗

— Voltaire

#grief #language #silent #tears

Movies are getting more and more expensive to distribute. You need a lot of money to get people into theaters. ↗

— Robin Tunney

#expensive #get #getting #into #lot

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. ↗

— Mark Twain

#over #person #read #who #won

It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation of 1890. ↗

— Charles Tupper

#away #catholic #down #enjoyed #everybody

My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country. ↗

— Charles Tupper

#been #calculated #country #desire #getting

In days of doubt, in days of dreary musings on my country's fate, you alone are my comfort and support, oh great, powerful, righteous, and free Russian language! ↗

— Ivan Turgenev

#comfort #country #days #doubt #dreary