#lis

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced. ↗

#aspect #certain #first #foolishness #ideas

Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God makes the animals, man makes himself. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#acquire #animal #become #god #himself

Out of the ashes of Sara Whitehead rose Melissa Stern. Out of the ashes of Mary Beth Whitehead, there were pieces lost. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#lost #mary #melissa #out #pieces

Anytime that knowledge and a version of the truth are considered to be absolute, fundamentalism is the result, whether the arena is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, or any other religious faith, as well as atheism, conservative or liberal political views, even evolution or intelligent design. Anytime our minds are closed and there is no room for dissent, we are on a slippery slope towards stagnation. ↗

— Carlton D. Pearson

#design

I think maybe it is about time for a governor who has created jobs, who's managed a budget, who's led and inspired large organizations, who listens well, and who can drive an agenda. ↗

— Meg Whitman

#agenda #budget #created #drive #governor

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#individualism #intense #known #mode #most

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#difference #journalism #literature #read #unreadable

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#only #our #perfection #realise #through

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. ↗