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“Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. But the enormities of the times in which I have lived, have forced me to take a part in resisting them, and to commit myself on the boisterous ocean of political passions.”

Book:Jefferson: Political Writings

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Jefferson: Political Writings

This book compiles a selection of Thomas Jefferson's political writings, including his influential essays and correspondence. It offers insights into Jefferson's views on democracy, liberty, and the role of government, providing a comprehensive look at his political thought and contributions to American governance. more

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Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, a distinguished politician, philosopher, architect, and scientist. He was born on April 13, 1743, and died on July 4, 1826. Jefferson advocated for democracy and freedom in politics and was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence. His political ideas had a profound impact on the founding and development of the United States. more

“Notwithstanding all that has been discovered since Newton's time, his saying that we are little children picking up pretty pebbles on the beach while the whole ocean lies before us unexplored remains substantially as true as ever, and will do so though we shovel up the pebbles by steam shovels and carry them off in carloads.”

Children Littles Has Beens Whole Science Lying Ocean Remains Beach Newton Steam Pebbles Shovels Unexplored

Book:Collected Papers

Source: Collected Papers

“Socrates said, our only knowledge was "To know that nothing could be known;" a pleasant Science enough, which levels to an ass Each Man of Wisdom, future, past, or present. Newton, (that Proverb of the Mind,) alas! Declared, with all his grand discoveries recent, That he himself felt only "like a youth Picking up shells by the great Ocean-Truth."”

Knows Men Mind Said Enough Past Felt Levels Known Youth Ocean Discovery Ass Pleasant Shells Alas Newton

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“The Earth would only have to move a few million kilometers sunward-or starward-for the delicate balance of climate to be destroyed. The Antarctic icecap would melt and flood all low-lying land; or the oceans would freeze and the whole world would be locked in eternal winter. Just a nudge in either direction would be enough.”

World Enough Whole Would Be Earth Moving Science Lying Millions Land Balance Ocean Eternal Lows Climate Winter Whole World Destroyed Delicate Locked Flood Freeze Nudge

Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“The fact that this chain of life existed [at volcanic vents on the seafloor] in the black cold of the deep sea and was utterly independent of sunlight - previously thought to be the font of all Earth's life - has startling ramifications. If life could flourish there, nurtured by a complex chemical process based on geothermal heat, then life could exist under similar conditions on planets far removed from the nurturing light of our parent star, the Sun.”

“The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a boundless ocean of the inexplicable. It is our task, from generation to generation, to drain a small amount of additional land.”

Known Generations Land Middle Amount Ocean Tasks Infinite Tiny Islands Finite Boundless Drains Inexplicable Small Amounts

Author:Thomas Huxley

“The ocean ... like the air, is the common birth-right of mankind.”

Science Common Air Mankind Birth Ocean

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“There is a river in the ocean. In the severest droughts it never fails, and in the mightiest floods it never overflows. Its banks and its bottom are of cold water, while its current is of warm. The Gulf of Mexico is its fountain, and its mouth is in the Arctic Sea. It is the Gulf Stream.”

Science Water Failing Sea Cold Ocean Mouths Rivers Bottom Currents Warm Streams Mexico Flood Fountain Drought Arctic Overflow Cold Water Ocean Exploration Gulf Of Mexico

Book:The Physical Geography of the Sea

Source: The Physical Geography of the Sea

“It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.”

Writing Stories Literature Cities New York Ridiculous New York City Detectives Detective Stories Detective Fiction Hercule Poirot Detective Work

Author:Agatha Christie

“This long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they can only tell us that when the storm is long past the ocean is flat again.”

Ifs Long Running Past Science Death Easy Ocean Economics Tasks Seasons Affair Currents Storm Guides Useless Flats Long Runs Economist Mislead Current Affairs

Author:John Maynard Keynes

“When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean-that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses-that is science.”

Two Whole Seems Science Faith Drink Ocean Accounts Glasses

Book:The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography: Assorted Collection of Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned Russian Author and Playwright of Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and The Seagull

Source: The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography: Assorted Collection of Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned Russian Author and Playwright of Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and The Seagull

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