Quotes by Discovery The influence of electricity in producing decompositions, although of inestimable value as an instrument of discovery in chemical inquiries, can hardly be said to have been applied to the practical purposes of life, until the same powerful genius [Davy] which detected the principle, applied it, by a singular felicity of reasoning, to arrest the corrosion of the copper-sheathing of vessels. ... this was regarded as by Laplace as the greatest of Sir Humphry's discoveries. Charles Babbage powerful discovery science Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful. Charles Bradlaugh censorship-in-books freedom-of-speech discovery We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when performed by ourselves. Charles Caleb Colton atheism action discovery It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that many of the most valuable discoveries have been the result of chance rather than of contemplation, and of accident rather than of design. Charles Caleb Colton design humility discovery It has been observed that a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant will see farther than the giant himself; and the moderns, standing as they do on the vantage ground of former discoveries and uniting all the fruits of the experience of their forefathers, with their own actual observation, may be admitted to enjoy a more enlarged and comprehensive view of things than the ancients themselves. Charles Caleb Colton dwarves discovery knowledge Every new body of discovery is mathematical in form, because there is no other guidance we can have. Charles Darwin body math discovery It's not put into his head to be buried. It's put into his head to be made useful. You hold your life on the condition that to the last you shall struggle hard for it. Every man holds a discovery on the same terms. Charles Dickens struggle discovery men The present representative of the Dedlocks is an excellent master.He supposes all his dependents to be utterly bereft of individual characters, intentions or opinions, and is persuaded that he was born to supersede the necessity of their having any.If he were to make a discovery to the contrary, he would be simply stunned - would never recover himself, most likely, except to gasp and die. Charles Dickens would-be discovery character We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure. Charles Dickens mystery discovery heaven By far the greatest discovery of all the centuries Charles F. Haanel power-of-thought century discovery Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you. Charles Ghigna wonder writing discovery It's almost a sort of fairy story tale, just what a novelist would write about a discovery. Charles Hard Townes writing discovery science Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need. Charles Kettering wisdom discovery science The sure ways to create new ventures of discovery are to keep an open mind. Charles Kettering new-ventures mind discovery He was not only, I soon discovered, a water drinker, but a strict vegetarian, to which, perhaps, he owed a great deal of the almost preternatural clearness, volubility, and sensitiveness of mind. Charles Kingsley mind discovery water The old idea that some genius pulls all of this stuff out of the air is ridiculous. As Ridley pointed out, the only way Edison could invent the lightbulb is because all the elements had been developed before. That's obvious it wasn't just his genius - 20 others developed it at the same time. And that's true for almost every invention and discovery. Charles Koch air discovery ideas Scientific discoveries and innovation come from combining different existing technologies and different perspectives in a unique way. Charles Koch technology unique discovery You'll remember Newton was furious at Leibniz, because he developed calculus at the same time. And he went to his death believing that he had copied him. And no, it's because all the elements were there, so it's almost inevitable that the next discovery - as long as people are free and allowed to experiment and try new things. Charles Koch discovery long believe If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery. Charles Krauthammer things-in-life running discovery Such discoveries have led me, and other geologists, to reconsider the evidence previously derived from caves brought forward in proof of the high antiquity of Man. Charles Lyell caves discovery men «1112131415161718192021»
