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Mathematics is the science of patterns, and nature exploits just about every pattern that there is.

That is a Nazi expression. The Nazis called Germans who defended Jewish rights self-hating Germans.

Back in the days when I was growing up, the SWAC had as good of talent as any schools in the state.

This self-defeating behavior, so the argument goes, must be the result of warped domestic politics.

There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

Hurricanes have killed more people worldwide in the last 50 years than any other natural cataclysm.

When we recognize that we don't have all the time in the world, we see our priorities most clearly.

You can teach a bear to tango on a barrel but his enthusiasm and performance are limited and brief.

If the economy is growing, people want to employ more workers. If you hire more labor, wages go up.

The government can give citizens opportunity and it's their responsibility to take advantage of it.

The real threat to world stability is not too much American power. It is too little American power.

The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.

The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.

People in academia and industry are not accustomed to people who have long lapses in their careers.

Give ordinary people the right tools, and they will design and build the most extraordinary things.

That which commands admiration in the white woman only hastens the degradation of the female slave.

Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake.

By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential.

The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.

The Shariah has many other functions but also protects the tarqiah; it protects the spiritual path.

A person of “good character” was one who acted in accordance with the expectations of his community

My mother died of lung cancer last year. I felt helpless. As an economist, I thought, What can I do?

Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story.

White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others.

The only path to the final defeat of imperialism and the building of socialism is revolutionary war.

You can be disappointed but only if you thought [Barack Obama] was something that he said he wasn't!

Art and activism can be symbiotic. They don't have to be, of course; they can also be contradictory.

You can't segregate and humiliate people decade after decade without creating long-lasting injuries.

The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things.

Businesses want to think in terms of categories. Consumers want us to think in terms of their needs.

Perpetual revolutions in technology can mean the devaluation of fixed capital on an extensive scale.

What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.

Our planet has not seen an extinction crisis as serious as the one in progress for 65 million years.

In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds.

Our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention - an argument culture.

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.

I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake.

Whenever an angel says "Be not afraid!" you'd better start worrying. A big assignment is on the way.

I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise.

The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think.

We must obviously be much more clever in using resources, regulate with tax and promote innovations.

You focus on the depth of your relationship [with God]; let Him determine the scope of your ministry

Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us.

Reviewing a book written by someone you're living with and sleeping with is, needless to say, wrong.

It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.

All biblical exegetes and theologians have a theory of language, whether they acknowledge it or not.

I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.'

Dreams are evidence that we are creatures who produce more meaning than we can ourselves understand.

It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.

Uncertainty is intrinsic to the process of finding out what you don't know, not a weakness to avoid.

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