quotes about Initials

last updated: November 28, 2023

I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success.
-- James Rothman

Source : "Scientists Win Nobel For Work On How Cells Communicate". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, www.npr.org. October 7, 2013.

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Never accept the initial premise of the opposition.
-- John W. Campbell

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“Those who cultivate letters must be supplied with the books necessary for their purpose; and until this supply is secured I shall not rest.”
“Women's modesty generally increases with their beauty.”
“Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so.”
“Don't beat yourself up over what you dream about.”
“Part of why I wrote my book was so that we could focus on the structural and systemic reasons behind social misery. Changed hearts and minds are important. But they do little against the backdrop of a system that needs to exploit people and labor to survive. I'm more interested in changed systems than changed hearts.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“Democracy: An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.”
“I normally don't initiate conversations with guys unless they want to talk about certain things - when I'm at the facility, I'm there to play football. If you want to talk about the meaning of life, games, whatever, I'm more than happy to, but when I'm in that building, I'm being paid to play football. Conversely, when I'm not at the facility, that's my life to live.”
“Most of us can't even begin to imagine.”
“The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.”
“One man's piss-soaked sadomasochistic orgy is another man's poetic ecstasy.”

Source : "Come to the Bash". Savage Love Column, www.thestranger.com. February 09, 2006.