#calculations

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#childlike #flight #giants #great #great man

The brain's calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our openness to let the information through. Although the brain absorbs universes of information, little is admitted into normal consciousness. ↗

— Marilyn Ferguson

#although #attention #brain #calculations #conscious

My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#any #based #between #brothers #calculations

There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so, just to be on the safe side and to simplify matters, I base my calculations on the worst one and that's plutonium. ↗

— David R. Brower

#calculations #different #different kinds #each #half-life

Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible. ↗

— Yuan T. Lee

#based #because #become #between #calculations

My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies. ↗

— Jackie Mason

#calculations #come #comedy #studies

Radiative transfer calculations I can do standing on my head. ↗

— Christopher Monckton

#head #i #i can #standing #transfer

Although it's difficult, if not impossible, to put a dollar value on the numerous services nature provides, leaving them out of economic calculations means they are often ignored. ↗

— David Suzuki

#calculations #difficult #dollar #economic #ignored

We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#calculations #choose #driven #face #global

I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you. ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#because #calculations #distract #i #much