George David Birkhoff quotes

George David Birkhoff quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The transcendent importance of love and goodwill in all human relations is shown by their mighty beneficent effect upon the individual and society.”
-- George David Birkhoff

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“If some hole does not possess striking individuality through some gift of nature, it must be given as much as possible artificially, and the artifice must be introduced in so subtle a manner as to make it seem natural.”
“I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.”
“The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.”
“The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.”
“When I was four years old they tried to test my IQ, they showed me this picture of three oranges and a pear. They asked me which one is different and does not belong; they taught me different was wrong.”
“Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.”
“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.”
“People can find eroticism in relations with people whom they respect and whom they see as equals.”
“Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course.”
“Never underestimate the importance of the beginning. Of anything. The beginning has the seeds of everything else to come.”

Source : Warren W. Wiersbe (2009). “Be Determined: Standing Firm in the Face of Opposition : OT Commentary : Nehemiah”, p.144, David C Cook

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