"From the point where our ancestors started making tools, people have been unable to survive without the things they make; in this sense, it is making things that makes us human."

-- Neil MacGregor

#People Quotes #Tools Quotes #Ancestor Quotes

“Men famed for wit, of dangerous talents vain, Treat those of common parts with proud disdain; The powers that wisdom would, improving, hide, They blaze abroad, with inconsid'rate pride; While yet but mere probationers for fame, They seize the honor they should then disclaim: Honor so hurried to the light must fade, The lasting laurels nourish in the shade.”

Source : George Crabbe (1839). “The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One Volume”, p.158
“Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.”
“Memories are links in a golden chain that bind us until we meet again.”
“By going on the defensive... libertarians are, inadvertently, conceding that speech should be policed for propriety, and that those who violate standards set by the PC set are somehow defective on those grounds alone and deserve to be purged from "polite" company.”
“A study shows breast implants can cause nausea and dizziness... from all the free drinks.”
“Still, it will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system.”
“Half a loaf is better than none.”
“We have not to fear anything, except fear itself.”

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