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Quotes About Impact

A prolonged war in which a nation takes part is bound to impoverish the breed, since the character of the breed depends on the men who are left.
~ J. Arthur Thomson
As the world of science has grown in size and in power, its deepest problems have changed from the epistemological to the social.
~ Jerome Ravetz
So far from being an isolated phenomenon the late war is only an example of the disruptive result that we may constantly expect from the progress of science.
~ John B. S. Haldane
Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.
~ John Charles Polanyi
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
~ Isaac Newton
How cinematic of an entrance that was.
~ Lauren Lola, A Moment's Worth
But eggshells were made to be broken, and slamming into a 100-story skyscraper at the speed of light would likely do the deed.
~ Maureen A. Miller, Beyond
The destruction of this universe would have no significance on a cosmic scale.
~ Stanley Kubrick
For a brief review of our history to date shows us in a very singular role:that of serial killers.
~ Mark Lynas, The God Species
The greatest gift you can leave to humanity is the beautiful trace you left behind yourself that invites people to reason, science and peace!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Climate Change is a bit like our advanced societies. Too late to "fix." The only choice left is that we adapt to what we've created.
~ Shilpa Menon
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.
~ Stacey T. Hunt
Among leaders who have made the greatest impact through ages, I would consider Muhammad before Jesus Christ.
~ James Gavin
What's the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we're willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true?
~ F. Sherwood Rowland
It's--my God--like you stretched a tarp across a stadium to turn it into a giant tom-tom and crashed a 747 into it.
~ Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
Such kings can destroy a world, just as easily as they can build one.
~ Sarah Warden, Immortal Earth
It was the storm that would forever change the course of human destiny.
~ Jeff W. Horton, Cybersp@ce
What happens to the world when science stops evolving?
~ Jennifer Ott, Serendipidus
He who lives for nothing costs the lives of many, but he who lives for something greater than himself preserves those he loves.
~ Christopher Hopper
If the human race wants to go to Hell in a basket technology can help it get there by jet.
~ Charles M. Allen
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
~ Al Capone
You were created to make somebody else's life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.
~ Joel Osteen
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
~ Mother Teresa
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.
~ Dale Carnegie