Tom Devine quotes

The vast majority of those of Scots lineage living in the Ulster counties in the 18th century had come across, or their people had come across, in the 1690s. And they were victims of famine. Over that decade, 30000-50000 people were fleeing from that disaster. In terms of per capita loss, it was of the same order of magnitude as the Irish famine (of the 19th century).
-- Tom Devine

#Loss #Order #People

The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.

To make a discovery is not necessarily the same as to understand a discovery. Not only Planck but also other physicists were intially at a loss as to what the proper context of the new postulate really was.

There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.

Often we want people to pray for us and help us, but we always defeat our object when we look too much to them and lean upon them. The true secret of union is for both to look upon God, and in the act of looking past themselves to Him they are unconsciously united.

Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.

The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells, be dumb; I hear you, I will come.

Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.