Quote by Jacob Bronowski
The world is full of people who never quite get into the first tea

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. – Jacob Bronowski

Other quotes by Jacob Bronowski

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved. – Jacob Bronowski

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Science
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We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws. – Jacob Bronowski

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Conflict
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That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer. – Jacob Bronowski

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Science
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Other Quotes from
Winning, Winners
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We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more. I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak. – Sir Eric Geddes

Ever notice that people never say Its only a game when theyre winning? – Ivern Ball

Better luck next time they say, or you win some you lose some, I guess its something like that. – James Dye

If youre a champion, you have to have it in your heart. – Chris Evert

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And, as I have said, its made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits arent external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo said of his voices that they were like his own mental powers multiplied by five. – James Merrill

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If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees. – Hal Borland

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