"In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end."

--

Source : William Whewell (1840). “Aphorisms Concerning Ideas, Science & the Language of Science”, p.25

William Whewell

#Art Quotes #Mean Quotes #Truth Is Quotes

“You have to be more picky with jobs when you're at school because you can't miss crucial times and put your education in jeopardy for things that aren't worth it at the time.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Even when I was a kid, I had this insane head of flaming hair. It looked like a wig.”

Source : "Need to Meet: Kate Mara". Interview with Thelma Adams, www.marieclaire.com. April 19, 2010.
“[America's] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto upon her shield is Freedom, Independence, Peace. This has been her declaration: this has been, as far as her necessary intercourse with the rest of mankind would permit, her practice.”
“God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil.”

Source : Mary Daly (2015). “Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation”, p.49, Beacon Press
“It seems wrong and unfair that Christmas, with its stressful and unmanageable financial and emotional challenges, should first be forced upon one wholly against one's will, then rudely snatched away just when one is starting to get into it. Was really beginning to enjoy the feeling that normal service was suspended and it was OK to lie in bed as long as you want, put anything you fancy into your mouth, and drink alcohol whenever it should chance to pass your way, even in the mornings. Now suddenly we are all supposed to snap into self-discipline like lean teenage greyhounds.”

Source : Helen Fielding (2016). “Bridget Jones's Diary: Picador Classic”, p.19, Pan Macmillan
“Treasurys, as low as yields are, are higher than they are in most other developed countries. A foreign investor picks up a yield spread in Treasurys versus their own sovereigns, plus the fact that if the dollar is going to continue rallying - and I think it will because it's a safe haven - then they get a currency translation gain as well.”
“I bring people on stage with me. It's a good time, and people love to join in on the party. Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.”

Source : "Rob Van Winkle: 'Ice Ice Baby' never gets old" by Julieanne Smolinski, www.today.com. June 14, 2012.

You may also like:

Augustus De Morgan
Mathematician
Charles Lyell
Lawyer
Hugo Grotius
Jurist
Isaac Todhunter
Mathematician
John Herschel
Baronet Herschel
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher
Mary Somerville
Writer
Michael Faraday
Scientist
William Buckland
Geologist