"The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And the way to make it safe is to reflect on the foundation of knowledge."

-- Simon Blackburn

#World Quotes #Safe Quotes #Way Quotes

“The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value...”
“I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.”
“I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.”
“There is something essentially sanguine about me, which I am inclined to attribute to the fact that I was born by caesarean section. It must affect you.”

Source : "A life in the arts: Simon Callow". Interview with Nicholas Wroe, www.theguardian.com. December 23, 2011.
“What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.”
“A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread.”
“The descent to Hades is the same from every place.”

Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laërtius, (Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers), c. 200 A.D..
“What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest.”

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