#zed

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout. ↗

— William James

#devout #esteem #facts #itself #neutralized

So okay, I accepted, and I realized while working for that concert that I'd been missing something very important and vital to me, and that something was music. ↗

— Joseph Jarman

#been #concert #i #important #me

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#civilized nations #commerce #money #morality #nations

I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird. ↗

— Joan Jett

#because #get #i #i am #i do

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#confront #courage #determination #discipline #grave

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge. ↗

— Billy Joel

#being #demand #exports #finally #huge

I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how important it would be until we had spent a lot of time in the laboratory studying it. ↗

— Donald Johanson

#had #how #i #immediately #important

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this new species, I realized this was a revolutionary step in understanding human origins. ↗

— Donald Johanson

#had #human #i #lucy #name

I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately. ↗

— Elton John

#changed #conservative #conservatives #finally #grew

It's a joy to be recognized and to have people that are interested in what you do. That can pick up your whole day. ↗

— Don Johnson

#interested #joy #people #pick #recognized