James Planche famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

  • I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.

  • [George] Uhlenbeck was a highly gifted physicist. One of his remarkable traits was he would read every issue of T%he Physical Review from cover to cover.

  • Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

  • The youthful brain should in general not be burdened with things ninety-five percent of which it cannot use and hence forgets again... In many cases, the material to be learned in the various subjects is so swollen that only a fraction of it remains in the head of the individual pupil, and only a fraction of this abundance can find application, while on the other hand it is not adequate for the man working and earning his living in a definite field.

  • I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.

  • When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.

  • Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower abdomen and his mental focus. He was always concentrated on the inner alignment through breath.

  • The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.

  • People should be left to believe what they like, so long as they harm no one else. Apart from normal expectations of politeness, it is not however clear why people should require their personal beliefs to be treated with special sensitivity by others, to the point that if others fail to tip-toe respectfully around them they will start throwing bombs.