#ran

Perhaps, to the uninformed, it may appear unaccountable that a man should be able to retain in his memory such a variety of learning; but the close alliance with each other, of the different branches of science, will explain the difficulty. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#alliance #appear #branches #close #different

But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

#believe #how #many #patterns #rational

It is strange how little harm bad codes do. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

#codes #harm #how #little #strange

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art. ↗

— Jackson Pollock

#deeper #discover #i #i think #meanings

My main form of transportation at that time was a bicycle, because bicycles could move though the crowd. ↗

— John Pomfret

#bicycle #bicycles #could #crowd #form

Franklin Roosevelt had to govern at a time of crisis. If you're going to make changes in the way a nation thinks, you have to have the ability to take the crisis of the moment and use it to shape an agenda. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#agenda #changes #crisis #franklin #franklin roosevelt

I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors started a very dangerous gunpowder business in 1802, and my great- grandfather and his father were both killed in gunpowder explosions. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#ancestors #been #both #business #come

If we had known that one of those terrorist attacks was coming, could our government have electronically eavesdropped on the attackers without a warrant? ↗

— Pete du Pont

#attacks #coming #could #electronically #government

Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House. He had to get the Republican budget through. He had to get the Contract With America through. He has done that. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#behind #budget #capture #contract #control

What kind of crops do they raise in the towns? Only Grand Dukes, Bolsheviks and drunkards! ↗

— Ernest Poole

#crops #drunkards #dukes #grand #kind