"No king or minister could have instructed Newton to discover the law of gravity, for they did not know and could not know that there was such a law to discover. No Treasury official told Fleming to discover penicillin. Nor was Rutherford instructed to split the atom by a certain date..."

-- C. Northcote Parkinson

#Kings Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Law Quotes

“The fact that war is the word we use for almost everythingâ€”on terrorism, drugs, even povertyâ€”has certainly helped to desensitize us to its invocation; if we wage wars on everything, how bad can they be?”
“And I quoted from Nietzsche: That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.”
“I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy”

Source : "What I see in the mirror: Thandie Newton" by Thandie Newton, www.theguardian.com. December 23, 2011.
“Poor Kate,"said Constance,"she's lost her marbles.”
“The world is not limited by IQ. We are all limited by bravery and creativity.”
“That's how I feel about the work. The work is solid, the work exists and will stay the same, but if you can have it playing and interacting with light, then it will always be different.”
“I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.”
“LA runs on optimism, enthusiasm and flattery. I think you can go a little bit crazy... It's just too damn sunny in every dimension - weatherwise, socially and professionally.”

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