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James Merrill Quote: “The simplest science book is over…”

The simplest science book is over my head.

July 1, 2021 1926, American, James Merrill, March 3, Quotes by Poets

John Erskine Quote: “In the simplest terms, a leader…”

In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.

June 18, 2021 1879, American, John Erskine, October 5, Quotes by Poets

T. S. Eliot Quote: “Knowledge is invariably a matter of…”

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

May 17, 2021 1888, American, Quotes by Poets, September 26, T. S. Eliot

Noam Chomsky Quote: “The greatest progress is in the…”

The greatest progress is in the sciences that study the simplest systems. So take, say, physics – greatest progress there. But one of the reasons is that the physicists have an advantage that no other branch of sciences has. If something gets too complicated, they hand it to someone else.

February 27, 2021 1928, American, December 7, Noam Chomsky, Quotes by Activists

Louise Gluck Quote: “I preferred the simplest vocabulary….”

I preferred the simplest vocabulary.

November 5, 2020 1943, American, April 22, Louise Gluck, Quotes by Poets

Matthew Stewart Quote: “The conservative interpretation of American history…”

The conservative interpretation of American history says that wherever the word ‘God’ appears, it’s obviously our God, it’s obviously a Christian God; it’s usually an evangelical God. The simplest point I’m making is: That is just absolutely not true.

February 29, 2020 1963, American, Matthew Stewart, Quotes by Philosophers

Michael Sandel Quote: “The simplest way of understanding justice…”

The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why.

July 9, 2019 1953, American, March 5, Michael Sandel, Quotes by Philosophers

James Fenton Quote: “My feeling is that poetry will…”

My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don’t regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects – love, death, war.

April 19, 2019 1949, April 25, British, James Fenton, Quotes by Poets

Ernest Renan Quote: “The simplest schoolboy is now familiar…”

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.

March 18, 2019 1823, Ernest Renan, February 28, French, Quotes by Philosophers
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