“In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction.” MenPleasureOpinionStudyInfiniteVarietyInstructionBehaviourListening To Music Author:A. J. P. Taylor
“As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.” MindDifferentStudyLandExerciseVariousSeedsVarietySowing Author:Pliny the Elder
“You can approach 'The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death' in a variety or combination of ways: as a startlingly eccentric hobby; as a series of unresolved murder mysteries; as the manifestation of one woman's peculiar psychic life; as a lesson in forensics; as a metaphor for the fate of women; as a photographic study.” WayStudyFateMysteryLessonsApproachMurderSeriesMetaphorVarietyCombinationManifestationPeculiarHobbiesPsychicsEccentricOne WomanUnexplainedForensicsMurder Mysteries Author:Robert Gottlieb
“Adolescence is the time to enlarge the natural sentiments of pity, friendship, and generosity, the time to develop an understanding of human nature and the varieties of human character, the time to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of all men and to study the history of mankind.” MenHumansCharacterTimeUnderstandingNaturalStudyMankindStrengthHuman NatureWeaknessGainsInsightPityVarietyGenerositySentimentsAdolescenceStrength And Weakness Book:Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood Source: Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood
“When farming became a corporate venture, and the distribution of food became corporate, the variety of foods that were considered good diminished greatly. I know that there's a lot of misconception about this, that people think we have more food variety than ever before, but, in fact, if you read any of the studies, you'll find we have fewer foods than before.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFactsStudyVarietyCorporateFewerVentureDistributionFarmingMisconception Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.” WellsNationsSocialGrowthTechnologyStudyEconomicInformationCitizensImpactInternationalEducationalProductivityVarietyBroadsInformation TechnologyDeploymentInternet Technology Author:Tim Holden