Quotes of: General-knowledge Keyword

I found that when women were able to act in line with their natural inclinations and ambitions -- whether to work or stay at home -- they were generally happy, and generally felt that their children were happy too. Whereas those whose natural inclina...

Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

It’s been my experience that people always assume that generalized anxiety disorder is preferable to social anxiety disorder, because it sounds more vague and unthreatening, but those people are totally wrong. For me, having generalized anxiety dis...

Jenny Lawson

There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities. Things won’t go well because there is a huge gap between the generalities and the particulars. If we see generalities from the top of a mountain or from a plane, ...

Hayao Miyazaki

Crossing the meadow, he came again to the mouth of the cave where he had stood so undecided only the twilight before. Knowing what he would find, he yet wanted the final confirmation. Pushing the evergreen branches aside from the smooth rock on the r...

David H. Keller

Adolf Hitler: That was an order! Steiner's assault was an order! Who do you think you are to dare disobey an order I give? So this is what it has come to! The military has been lying to me. Everybody has been lying to me, even the SS! Our generals ar...

Downfall

Translator: The general would like to know if you will drink a toast with him. Patton: Thank the general and tell him I have no desire to drink with him or any other Russian son of a bitch. Translator: [Nervous] I can't tell him that! Patton: Tell hi...

Patton

Patton: [Bradley frowns as Patton pins on his new stars] What's the matter, Brad? I've been nominated by the president. General Omar N. Bradley: I know... but it doesn't become official until it's been approved by the Senate. Patton: Well, they have ...

Patton

[Hummel visits his wife's grave before setting his plan into action] General Hummel: I miss you so much. [long pause] General Hummel: There's something I've gotta do, Barb. Something I couldn't do while you were here. I tried. You know I tried everyt...

The Rock

Lt. General Horrocks: Kickoff will be at 14:35 hours tomorrow afternoon. The Irish Guards under the command of Col. Vandeleur will take the lead. Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: [sotto voce] Christ, not us again. Lt. General Horrocks: What'd you say to...

A Bridge Too Far

Brigadier General Gavin: What's the best way to take a bridge? Maj. Julian Cook: Both ends at once. Brigadier General Gavin: I'm sending two companies across the river by boat. I need a man with very special qualities to lead. Maj. Julian Cook: Go on...

A Bridge Too Far

We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there.

The Complete Essays

How often ignorance stings less than knowledge.

Fugitive Prince

Sometimes there is no comfort, only the knowledge that the worst has happened

The Hanover Square Affair

Knowledge is a dangerous thing. But ignorance is no protection.

The Broken Path

Be satisfied in your ignorance for there is no safety in knowledge.

Crowning Fantasy Book 1

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

Doris Day

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.

Rene Descartes

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Albert Einstein

It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned.

James Lafferty

Desire to seek knowledge and wisdom.

The Alphabets of Success: Passion Driven Life

To dispense knowledge without moral guidance would be grossly irresponsible.

Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest