"The human mind naturally adapts itself to the position it occupies."

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Source : Sir Charles Tupper (1914). “Recollections of Sixty Years in Canada”, London : Cassell

Charles Tupper

#Mind Quotes #Position Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Im pleased to say that in telling them, and especially my parents, they told me that they love me and they support me. And for young people out there, know that thats usually what the answer is.”
“I guess the second-term team is not quite as adoring as the first.”
“Through endless night the earth whirls toward a creation unknown...”
“... there are those who believe that mathematics can sustain itself and grow without any further contact with anything outside itself, and those who believe that nature is still and always will be one of the main (if not the main) sources of mathematical inspiration. The first group is identified as "pure mathematicians" (though "purist" would be more adequate) while the second is, with equal inadequacy, referred to as "applied".”
“perhaps these men in the House Caucus Room [Committee on Un-American Activities] are determined to spread silence: to frighten those voices which will shout no, and ask questions, defend the few, attack cruelty and proclaim the rights and dignity of man. ... America is going to look very strange to Americans and they will not be at home here, for the air will slowly become unbreathable to all forms of life except sheep.”
“I've never designed a bicycle, so one day that would be fun to do.”

Source : Source: newatlas.com
“The fact is that, in prison, you can't just go and be locked up and serve your time. That's not an option. You get locked up, and then you're going to go through hell and, if you're lucky, you'll come out somewhat of a human being, but you're probably going to be beyond traumatized, for the rest of your life. That's ridiculous!”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.”

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