Quote by Cleveland Abbe
The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action

The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces. – Cleveland Abbe

Other quotes by Cleveland Abbe

True science is never speculative it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as though they were demonstrated propositions. – Cleveland Abbe

Category:
Science
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Dreams
category

In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words. – Bianca Jagger

Category:
Dreams

I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams. – Miley Cyrus

Category:
Dreams

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true. – Robert H. Schuller

Category:
Dreams

Talking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see. – John Gardner

Category:
Dreams

Random Quotes

If anything, a lot of electronic music is music that no one listens to at home, hardly. Its really only to be heard when everyones out enjoying it. – David Byrne

Category:
Home

There ought to be a way to combine “autumn” and “morning” into one word, the combination of the two is special enough to be its own entity. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Autumn

Im quite ignorant about fashion and Im colourblind, so its all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen. – Eddie Redmayne

Category:
Knowledge

Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society. – Erica Jong

Category:
Society