“The period of meditation is a time when we go back to the source. We go back to what we were before we were born.” BornMeditationSourceBuddhismPeriods Author:Frederick Lenz
“So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research.” ThinkingFeelsSourcePeriodsResearchTerritoryInitialsFertile Author:Rose Tremain
“Man has existed for about a million years. He has possessed writing for about 6,000 years, agriculture somewhat longer, but perhaps not much longer. Science, as a dominant factor in determining the belief of educated men, has existed for about 300 years; as a source of economic technique, for about 150 years. In this brief period it has proved itself an incredibly powerful revolutionary force. When we consider how recently it has risen to power, we find ourselves forced to believe that we are at the very beginning of its work in transforming human life.” MenWritingYearsBelieveHumansScienceBeliefForcePowerfulHistoryMillionsPowerLearningEconomicSourcePeriodsEconomicsTechniqueFactorsEducatedHuman LifeRevolutionaryPossessedAgricultureDominantTransformingRisenEducated Man Book:The Impact of Science On Society Source: The Impact of Science On Society
“Cabinet members are soon overwhelmed by the insistent demands of running their departments. On the whole, a period in high office consumers intellectual capital; it does not create it....The less ministers know at the outset, the more dependent they are on the only sources of available knowledge; the permanent officials.” KnowsDoeWholeRunningSourcePeriodsDemandMembersOfficeIntellectualAvailableConsumersPermanentMinistersOfficialsDepartmentDependentOverwhelmedParliamentCabinetsIntellectual Capital Author:Tony Benn
“We bombarded aluminum with alpha rays … then after a certain period of irradiation, we removed the source of alpha rays. We now observed that the sheet of aluminum continued to emit positive electrons over a period of several minutes.” CertainMinutesPositiveSourcePeriodsRaysSheetsElectronsAlphasBombardedAluminum Author:Frederic Joliot-Curie
“Our sense of optimism, our can-do spirit, that's a source of great strength in America. But when there are no limits at all and we've gone through whole periods where we think everything has gone right, that's when disaster tends to strike.” ThinkingWholeAmericaSpiritCan DoGoneSourcePeriodsLimitsOptimismStrikesDisaster Author:Peter Beinart
“You have a personal legend to fulfil, period. It is of no matter if others support you, or criticise you, ignore or tolerate you. You are doing that because that is your destiny on this earth, and the source of any joy.” IfsMatterEarthJoyDestinySupportSourcePeriodsLegendsTolerateOur DestinyYour DestinySupport YouCriticisePersonal Legend Author:Paulo Coelho
“America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that began to sweep through Europe in the period between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. And when people got here, very often they succeeded.” PeopleYearsWarAmericaReligiousSpecialSourcePeriodsEnlightenmentEuropeAttractionPersecutionRenaissanceFleeingReligious Persecution Author:Mitch Horowitz
“Personally, I am enthusiastic about the future. You can be too. You are living in the most exciting period of time in history. Many reasons could be cited for that optimism. Yet your greatest source of hope and assurance is that you have the fulness of the teachings of the Master. They will show you how to live a good life. You can receive ordinances and covenants that when righteously lived assure true happiness and significant attainment.” ReasonShowsTeachingMastersSourcePeriodsOptimismExcitingSignificantGood LifeAssuranceEnthusiasticTrue HappinessAttainmentCovenantOrdinances Author:Richard G. Scott
“Our process inside the United States government has gotten much better at making sure we touch all possible source of information about a refugee. The interview process has gotten more robust, so we've gotten our act together in that respect. The challenge remains, especially with respect to folks coming from Syria, we're unlikely to have anything in our holdings. That is, with people coming from Iraq, the United States government was there for a very long period of time. We had biometrics, we had source information. We're unlikely to have that kind of picture about someone coming from Syria.” PeopleKindLongStatesGovernmentTogetherProcessChallengesUnitedUnited StatesInformationSourcePeriodsRemainsFolksIraqInterviewsSyriaRefugeeUnlikelyRobustState GovernmentLong Periods Of TimeUnited States GovernmentBiometrics Author:James Comey
“There's no question that tar sands in Canada are probably the largest source of oil available to the U.S. over a long period of time. There's as much oil in the tar sands probably as there is in Saudi Arabia. The problem is, there's a huge capital requirement to develop that.” LongProblemHugeSourcePeriodsAvailableOilCanadaSandRequirementsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLong Periods Of Time Author:T. Boone Pickens