Logo
Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstracti

Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstraction known as the intelligent layperson does exist – in the form of millions of folks with a passionate commitment to continuous learning. – Stephen Jay Gould

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Learning
category

In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more. – Linda Ronstadt

Category:
Learning

Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric. – Hilary Swank

Category:
Learning

Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language. – Eric Allin Cornell

Category:
Learning

Id like to be more patient! I just want everything now. Ive tried to meditate, but its really hard for me to stay still. Id like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I cant shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key. – Ellen DeGeneres

Category:
Learning

Random Quotes

You just never know when youre living in a golden age. – Alexander Payne

Category:
Age

So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants. – Robert Mueller

Category:
Intelligence

It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it werent for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didnt fight with honor… I fought to win. – Orson Scott Card

Category:
Honor

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. – Victoria Abril

Category:
Age