Quotes by Essentials The methods of theoretical physics should be applicable to all those branches of thought in which the essential features are expressible with numbers. Paul Dirac theoretical-physicsessentialsnumbers Copernicanism and other essential ingredients of modern science survived only because reason was frequently overruled in their past. Paul Feyerabend essentialssciencepast Lacking many of the essential implements, it irritated me to be reduced to impotence in the face of artistic projects to which I had passionately given myself. Paul Gauguin irritatedessentialsfaces Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we may remain mired in unexamined belief systems that are accepted as sacrosanct yet have no factual basis in reality. Paul Kurtz essentialsrootsreality Make chance essential. Paul Klee essentialschance Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman. Paul Johnson elementsessentialsmen It is precisely the way which is productive - this is the essential thing; becoming is more important than being. Paul Klee essentialsimportantway I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded. Paul Nurse effortessentialsimportant Our ideal society finds it essential to put a rent on land as a way of maximizing the total consumption available to the society. ...Pure land rent is in the nature of a 'surplus' which can be taxed heavily without distorting production incentives or efficiency. A land value tax can be called 'the useful tax on measured land surplus'. Paul Samuelson incentivesessentialsland Whether it's your own material or somebody else's material, it's essential that you identify with it thoroughly. It's like you want to archive it; you want to freeze it in time in terms of your perspective on it, then move on, because folk music is that volatile and comments not only on overall human concerns but also on the specifics. Paul Stookey perspectiveessentialsmoving Out of the element of participation follows the certainty of faith; out of the element of separation follows the doubt in faith. And each is essential for the nature of faith. Sometimes certainty conquers doubt, but it cannot eliminate doubt. The conquered of today may become the conqueror of tomorrow. Sometimes doubt conquers faith, but it still contains faith. Otherwise it would be indifference. Paul Tillich essentialsfaithdoubt man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom; that is, he can surrender his humanity Paul Tillich essentialshumanitymen Psychology is sometimes called a new science. This is quite wrong. Psychology is, perhaps, the oldest science, and, unfortunately, in its most essential features a forgotten science. P.D. Ouspensky psychologyessentialssometimes For cultural invasion to succeed, it is essential that those invaded become convinced of their intrinsic inferiority. Paulo Freire inferiorityinvasionessentials It is essential for the oppressed to realize that when they accept the struggle for humanization they also accept, from that moment, their total responsibility for the struggle. Paulo Freire essentialsresponsibilitystruggle It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation. Paulo Freire transformationessentialsroles To understand what happens now one must find the cause, which may be very long ago in its beginning, but is surely there, and therefore a knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the present and be prepared for the future. Pearl S. Buck long-agoessentialsmay A striking feature of financial service activities during the past few decades is that the financial transactions essential to the operation of the 'real' economy has become increasingly dwarfed by speculative activity. Peter Dicken essentialsrealpast It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did. Peter Jennings connectionsessentialspolitician Pre-planning is essential. Research, research, research. If you are going to do a portrait, know as much as you can about the person beforehand. The web makes this very easy. Peter Menzel portraitsessentialsresearch«4546474849505152535455»
