No. 50
On the Interpretation of Nature (1753)
“I feel that by writing I am doing what is far more necessary than anything else.”
Address at the University of Minnesota Law School; quoted in The New York Times (20 October 1984).
Books, articles, and speeches
The Zoo Story (1959)
Variant: It's one of those things a person has to do; sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly.
Source: The American Dream & The Zoo Story
In Chancery (1920); Third part of The Forsyte Saga
“In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.”
Source: Principle-Centered Leadership (1992), Ch. 4 : Primary Greatness, p. 58
Source: 1910s, Proposed Roads To Freedom (1918), Ch. V: Government and Law
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
Source: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Just As I Am : The Autobiography of Billy Graham (1997) co-written with Cliff Barrows
Context: I don’t know the future, but I do know this: the best is yet to be! Heaven awaits us, and that will be far, far more glorious than anything we can ever imagine. I know that soon my life will be over. I thank God for it, and for all He has given me in this life. But I look forward to Heaven. I look forward to the reunion with friends and loved ones who have gone on before. I look forward to Heaven’s freedom from sorrow and pain. I also look forward to serving God in ways we can’t begin to imagine, for the Bible makes it clear that Heaven is not a place of idleness. And most of all, I look forward to seeing Christ and bowing before Him in praise and gratitude for all He has done for us, and for using me on this earth by His grace — just as I am.
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World (1995), New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World (1999)
