“Let us make an arbitrary decision (by a show of hands if necessary) to define the base of every stratigraphical unit in a selected section. This may be called the "Principle of the Golden Spike." Then stratigraphical nomenclature can be forgotten and we can get on with the real work of stratigraphy, which is correlation and interpretation.” IfsMayRealShowsHandsScienceDecisionPrinciplesForgottenGoldenInterpretationUnitsSectionsArbitrarySelectedGeologyCorrelationReal WorkNomenclature Author:D. V. Ager
“Confidence, once lost or betrayed, can never be restored again to the same measure; and we learn too late in life that our acts of deception are irrevocable - they may be forgiven, but they cannot be forgotten by their victims.” MayLostLateVictimForgottenDeceptionToo LateForgivenBetrayedIrrevocable Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris
“In two thousand years all our generals and politicians may be forgotten, but Einstein and Madame Curie and Bernard Shaw and Stravinsky will keep the memory of our age alive.” YearsMayTwoAgeMemoriesAlivePoliticianThousandForgottenImmortalityThousand YearsBernard ShawStravinskyMadame Curie Author:Anthony Burgess
“A book may lie dormant for fifty years or for two thousand years in a forgotten corner of a library, only to reveal, upon being opened, the marvels or the abysses that it contains, or the line that seems to have been written for me alone. In this respect the writer is not different from any other human being: whatever we say or do can have far-reaching consequences.” YearsHumansMayHas BeensTwoBookDifferentSeemsLyingLinesHuman BeingsWrittenThousandConsequenceLibraryForgottenCornersFiftyReachingThousand YearsAbyssMe AloneDormant Author:Marguerite Yourcenar
“The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless... From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion.” PeopleThinkingMayMadeWarMomentsSpiritForgetLibertySupportRightsForgottenDuesConclusionMaking MoneyFacultySoleRulersResortsCarelessReviveShacklesUnitingDisregarded Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Only speak words that make souls stronger -\-\ for once words are spoken, they may be forgiven, but may be not forgotten.” MaySoulSpeakStrongerForgottenForgiven Author:Ann Voskamp
“Things may not be immediately discernible in what a man writes, and in this sometimes he is fortunate; but eventually they are quite clear and by these and the degree of alchemy that he possesses he will endure or be forgotten.” MenWritingMaySometimesClearDegreesEndureForgottenFortunateAlchemy Book:Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse Source: Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse
“Some lawyers and judges may have forgotten it, but the purpose of the court system is to produce justice, not slavish obedience to the law.” MayLawPurposeJusticeProduceJudgingAuthorityCourtForgottenLawyerObedienceCourt System Author:Charley Reese