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

To me, being an intellectual doesnt mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them. – Jacob Bronowski

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Intelligence
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Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature. – Jacob Bronowski

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Nature
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We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. – Jacob Bronowski

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Future
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Winning, Winners
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It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies. – Arthur Calwell

Life is strange. Every so often a good man wins. – Frank Dane

When youre a winner youre always happy, but if youre happy as a loser youll always be a loser. – Mark Fidrych

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever. – Alfred Hitchcock

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One often makes music to supplement ones world. – Brian Eno

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I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword – Im loyal to one particular paper, the Guardian – and thats my idea of a perfect morning. – Laura Marling

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Morning

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasnt well. – Neil Cavuto

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Fear is excitement without breath. – Robert Heller

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