Susan Beth Pfeffer (1948) American writer
Source: This World We Live In
Dreidel
Song lyrics, Don McLean (1972)
Susan Beth Pfeffer (1948) American writer
Source: This World We Live In
Fausto Cercignani (1941) Italian scholar, essayist and poet
Examples of self-translation (c. 2004), Quotes - Zitate - Citations - Citazioni
Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 1990s, 1990-1994, Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent, 1992
Context: There is a noticeable general difference between the sciences and mathematics on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other. It's a first approximation, but one that is real. In the former, the factors of integrity tend to dominate more over the factors of ideology. It's not that scientists are more honest people. It's just that nature is a harsh taskmaster. You can lie or distort the story of the French Revolution as long as you like, and nothing will happen. Propose a false theory in chemistry, and it'll be refuted tomorrow.
Jackie DeShannon (1941) American singer-songwriter
"Love Will Find A Way" (1968); written with Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers
Hugh Lofting (1886–1947) British author, trained as a civil engineer
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Comments at VTEX Day digital convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil (30 May 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shx-sXngQUI&t=2182s; also quoted in "Obama tells Brazil: In America ‘anybody can buy any weapon any time", Washington Examiner (31 May 2019) <br class="br">2019
“If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Empire Burlesque (1985), Trust Yourself
“To do one's duty every day and trust in God for tomorrow.”
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) French poet
Faire son devoir tous les jours et se fier à Dieu, pour le lendemain.
Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Mon cœur mis à nu (1864)