William Hull quotes

“One problem with ideas, however valid, is that they are static and impersonal, whereas a person is active and dynamic.”
-- William Hull

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“If we taught children to speak, they'd never learn.”
-- William Hull

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“Captain Hale, alone, without sympathy or support, save that from above, on the near approach of death asked for a clergyman to attend him. It was refused. He then requested a Bible; that too was refused by his inhuman jailer.”
-- William Hull

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“It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.”

“I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course.”

“To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.”

“Together, these advocates create a pro-Israeli case so compelling that the idea and reality of Israel has worked itself deep into American culture, politics and foreign policy. Many American Jews refuse to accept it, but the real debate between Israel’s supporters and detractors in America is all but over.”

“I was really intrigued by the idea of using live streams of data that's relevant to real people, and that would allow us to reflect and learn about ourselves.”

“The problem with the internet is that anyone can just make stuff up”

“Great cities are not static, they constantly change and take the world along with them.”

Source : Edward Glaeser (2011). “Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier”, p.136, Pan Macmillan

“All science is static in the sense that it describes the unchanging aspects of things.”

Source : Frank Hyneman Knight (1997). “The Ethics of Competition”, p.178, Transaction Publishers

“If your business is static, you're likely to have issues.”

“A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.”

Source : "Struggle: The Life and Exploits of Commander Richard E. Byrd". Book by Charles John Vincent Murphy, 1928.