William Whewell Quotes

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents.

Mein Kampf, this terrible book of Adolph Hitler is outlawed. I made a point in the Dutch parliament that I say to all these liberal politicians and socialist politicians in my own parliament that, "Hey you are very happy here, you applauded the fact that Mein Kampf was outlawed in the Netherlands. If you are really consistent, you should, for the same arguments that you use as liberal politicians to outlaw Mein Kampf, outlaw the Koran as well."

To use the law of attraction to your advantage, make it a habitual way of being, not just a one-time event.

If I'm doing some weird tick with my mouth, or not standing still or something, I'll be the first person to notice it, and then want to change that. I think it's important just to maintain trajectory, to not just use your same tricks over and over.

I don't use the term "black" very often. I use the term African-American more than I use "black".

I like to feel that every day or most days, I do a little bit of writing. I am a creature of habit in terms of the way I live.

I'm a believer in routine. I like to see people work out at the same time each day.

The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.

Sometimes you want to use the music in a clarity way to explain something in the film.

This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it.

It is the habit of faith, when she is praying, to use pleas. Mere prayer sayers, who do not pray at all, forget to argue with God; but those who prevail bring forth their reasons and their strong arguments

Well, we’re going to start in a couple weeks with our budget adjustment bill. The first step is we’re going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions, because you use divide and conquer.

Busy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.

I pause a second. He doesn't look at me the way Will, Christina, and Al sometimes do - like I am too small and too weak to be of any use, and they pity me for it.

We have more than we use.

We cannot have islands of excellence in a sea of slovenly indifference to standards.

The addiction isn't your problem - it is what you use to cope with your problem.

If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.

Not if we blow it up," Gale says brusquely. His intent, his full intent, becomes clear. Gale has no interest in preserving the lives of those in the Nut. No interest in caging the pray for later use. This is one of his death traps.

...you have to use your failures as stepping stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. In the end it’s all a question of balance.

I believe when you say you're going to start a race at 2 p.m. then you should stick to that and start the race at 2 p.m. There's no maybe, could be or should be. You start the race on time. It's very simple.

The word ‘no’ is a great time-saver. Say no to anything that is not the highest and best use of your time.

We will ensure that E-Verify is used to the fullest extent possible under existing law, and will work with Congress to strengthen and expand its use across the country.

I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.